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Oplurus

Description

Oplurus is a genus of Malagasy iguanian lizards, most of which are rock-dwelling terrestrial species.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplurus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7365858https://www.gbif.org/species/7365858
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)37871https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=37871
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Opluridae : Oplurus
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
Scientific NameOplurus Cuvier, 1829
Name Published InR. Anim., ed. 2, 2
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oplurusgenusbelongs to Iguanidaestated with evidenceEstes, 1983
Oplurusgenusbelongs to IguanidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Oplurusgenusbelongs to Iguanidaestated without evidenceFrank and Ramus, 1996
Oplurusgenusbelongs to Opluridaestated with evidenceConrad et al., 2007
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)7
Extant Size (PBDB)7 (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)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oplurus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oplurus cuvieri
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Cuvier's Madagascar Swift10.13 Ma
Pleistocene		0 Ma
Extant
Oplurus cyclurus
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Merrem's Madagascar Swift0 Ma
Extant
Oplurus fierinensis
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Anzamala Madagascar Swift0 Ma
Extant
Oplurus grandidieri
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Grandidier's Madagascar Swift0 Ma
Extant
Oplurus quadrimaculatus
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Dumeril's Madagascar Swift0 Ma
Extant
Oplurus saxicola
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		Marked Madagascar Swift0 Ma
Extant

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1829Oplurus Cuvier
1983Oplurus Estes
1988Oplurus Carroll
1996Oplurus Frank and Ramus
2007Oplurus Conrad et al. p. 1370

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Estes R. (1983) Sauria terrestria, Amphisbaenia, Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 10A, 1-249
Frank N., Ramus E. (1996) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World, 1-377
Conrad J. L., Rieppel O., et al (2007) A Green River (Eocene) polychrotid (Squamata, Reptilia) and a re-examination of iguanian systematics, Journal of Paleontology 81 6, 1365-1373
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
R. Anim., ed. 2, 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/f/Opluridae.pdf - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, and K. D. Wells, 1998: null. Herpetology. 577. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Applegarth, J. S., 1983: null. Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition. 54. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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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