Uracentron azureum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

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

Familia: Tropiduridae
Genus: Uracentron
Species: Uracentron azureum

Name

Uracentron azureum (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes: NRM 113.
• Type locality: “Africa” (in error).

Combinations

• Lacerta azurea Linnaeus, 1758: 202 [original combination]
• Stellio azureus — Latreille, 1802 [subsequent combination]
• Uromastyx azureus — Merrem, 1820 [subsequent combination]
• Uracentron azureum — Kaup, 1826 [subsequent combination]
• Doryphorus azureus — Cuvier, 1829 [subsequent combination]
• Urocentron azurea — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
• Ophessa azureus — Gray, 1831 [subsequent combination]
• Tropidurus azureus — Frost, 1992 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Stellio brevicaudatus Latreille, 1802: 29

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Sonnini, C.-N.-S. & Latreille, P.-A. 1802. Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles, avec Figures Déssinnées d'après Nature. 4 volumes: 1, 2, 3, 4. Imprimerie de Crapelet, Chez Deterville libraire: Paris. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Uracentron azureum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Caicedo, J. & Renjifo, J. 2019. IUCN: Uracentron azureum  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44579963A44579972. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44579963A44579972.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Dornschwanzleguan
English: Green Thornytail Iguana

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