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Gambelia

Description

Gambelia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as leopard lizards, within the family Crotaphytidae. Leopard lizards are indigenous to arid environments of southwestern North America.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2470635https://www.gbif.org/species/2470635
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)113767https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=113767
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Crotaphytidae : Gambelia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
-Pleurodonta
familyCrotaphytidaeFrost and Etheridge 1989
genusGambeliaBaird 1859
Common NameLeopard lizards
Scientific NameGambelia Baird, 1859
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Gambeliagenusbelongs to Iguanidaestated without evidenceFrank and Ramus, 1996
Gambeliagenusbelongs to Crotaphytidaestated without evidenceHollenshead and Mead, 2006
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (67%)
First Recorded Appearance4.90 - 1.80 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. G. Hollenshead and J. I. Mead. 2006. Early Pliocene Crotaphytus and Gambelia (Squamata: Crotaphytidae) from the Panaca Formation of southeastern Nevada. Journal of Herpetology 40(4):566-569
Common Name(s) Leopard Lizard, Leopard Lizards
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambelia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Gambelia copeii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Gambelia corona
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
14.90 Ma
Pliocene
4.90 Ma
Pliocene
Gambelia sila
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Gambelia wislizenii
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Longnose Leopard Lizard0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1852Gambelia Baird and Girard
1996Gambelia Frank and Ramus
2006Gambelia Hollenshead and Mead p. 566

References

Hollenshead M. G., Mead J. I. (2006) Early Pliocene Crotaphytus and Gambelia (Squamata: Crotaphytidae) from the Panaca Formation of southeastern Nevada, Journal of Herpetology 40 4, 566-569
Frank N., Ramus E. (1996) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World, 1-377
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Montanucci, 1978 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Uetz, 1995- - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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