Heterodactylini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Reptilia Subclassis: Diapsida Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Sauria Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Gymnophthalmidae
Subfamilia: Gymnophthalminae
Tribus: Heterodactylini
Genera: Caparaonia – Colobodactylus – Heterodactylus
[list of genera after Rodrigues et al. (2009)]

Name

Heterodactylini Pellegrino, Rodrigues, Yonenaga-Yassuda & Sites, 2001

Synonyms

• Chirocolini Gray, 1838 [priority name!]

Type genera

• Chirocolini Gray: Chirocolus Wagler, 1830 [=Heterodactylus Spix, 1825]
• Heterodactylini Pellegrino et al.: Heterodactylus Spix, 1825 [not cited!]

References

cited sources

• Pellegrino, C.K.M.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y.; Sites, J.W., jr. 2001: A molecular perspective on the evolution of South American microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 74: 315–338. doi: 10.1006/bijl.2001.0580
• Rodrigues, M.T.; Cassimiro, J.; Pavan, D.; Curcio, F.F.; Verdade, V.K.; Pellegrino, K.C.M. 2009: A new genus of microteiid lizard from the Caparaó Mountains, southeastern Brazil, with a discussion of relationships among Gymnophthalminae (Squamata). American Museum novitates, (3673) doi: 10.1206/622.1