Opluridae

Oplurus cuvieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia:
Genera (2): Chalarodon – Oplurus

Name

Opluridae Moody, 1983: 202

References

Primary references

  • Moody, S.M. 1983. The rectus abdominis muscle complex of the Lacertilia: Terminology, homology, and assumed presence in primitive iguanian lizards. pp. 195–212 in Rhodin, A.G.C. & Miyata, K. (eds.). Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology: Essays in honor of Ernest E. Williams. Cambridge: Massachusetts.

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Malagasy Iguanas
  • polski: Madagaskarkowate
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