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Oplurus cuvieri

Description

Oplurus cuvieri, commonly known as the collared iguanid lizard, collared iguana, Madagascan collared iguana, or Cuvier's Madagascar swift, is a species of arboreal Malagasy iguana, the largest of six species in the genus Oplurus.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5843908https://www.gbif.org/species/5843908
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)375794https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=375794
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Oplurus cuvieri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Oplurus cuvieri
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
-EpisquamataPyron et al. 2013
-ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
infraorderIguaniaCuvier 1817
familyOpluridaeTitus and Frost 1996
genusOplurusCuvier 1829
speciesOplurus cuvieriGray 1831
Generic NameOplurus
Common NameCuvier's Madagascar swift
Scientific NameOplurus cuvieri Gray, 1831
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oplurus cuvierispeciesbelongs to Oplurusstated without evidenceGray, 1831
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. Frank and E. Ramus. 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.
Common Name(s) Cuvier's Madagascar Swift, Cuviers Madagaskarleguan
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplurus_cuvieri

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oplurus cuvieri comorensis
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Oplurus cuvieri cuvieri
subspecies
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Tropidurus cuvieri Gray, 1831GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Tropidurus cuvieri
Hoplurus barnardi Peters, 1854GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Hoplurus barnardi
Hoplurus sebae Boulenger, 1885GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Hoplurus sebae
Oplurus torquatus Cuvier, 1829GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Oplurus torquatus
Oplurus sebae Duméril & Bibron, 1837GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus : Oplurus sebae

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1831Oplurus cuvieri Gray

References

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