Taxonomy Profile: Brachylophus (Cuvier in Guérin-Méneville 1829)

Brachylophus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Melanesian Iguanas []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Brachylophus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Iguania
Iguanas |
iguanes |
Family : Iguanidae
American Arboreal Lizards |
Chuckwallas |
Iguanas |
Iguanids |
Subfamily : Iguaninae
Genus : Brachylophus
Melanesian Iguanas |
Brachylophus Direct Children(s):
Brachylophus fasciatus
(Brongniart 1800)
Brachylophus vitiensis
(Gibbons 1981)
Brachylophus bulabula
(Fisher Harlow Edwards and Keogh in Keogh Edwards Fisher and Harlow 2008)
Brachylophus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Brachylophus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Brachylophus
Source:
Reptile Database (2017)
Acquired:
2017-07-13
Notes:
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)
Reference for:
Brachylophus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Buckley, Larry J., Kevin de Queiroz, Tandora D. Grant, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, et al.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2016-06-12 / 2016-06-12
Article/Chapter Title:
A Checklist of the Iguanas of the World (Iguanidae; Iguaninae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Conservation and Biology, vol. 11, monograph 6
Page(s):
4-46
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1931-7603
Notes:
Reference for:
Brachylophus
Brachylophus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Brachylophus: Comments