Tropidurus helenae

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: Tropidurus
Species: Tropidurus helenae

Name

Tropidurus helenae (Manzani & Abe, 1990)

• Holotype: ZUEC 0700, adult ♂, collected by Maria Fátima B. Souza in November 1988.
• Type locality: “near Toca de Cima dos Pilão, approximate altitude of 450 m, municipality of São Raimundo Nonato, State of Piauí (09°00’23” S, 42°36’30” W)”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Tapinurus helenae Manzani & Abe, 1990: 463 [original combination]
• Tropidurus helenae — Frost, 1992: 51 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Manzani, P.R. & Abe, A.S. 1990. A New Species of Tapinurus from the Caatinga of Piauí Northeastern Brazil (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Herpetologica 46(4): 462–467. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Frost, D.R. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3033: 68 pp. hdl: 2246/4997 Reference page. 

Links

• Colli, G.R., Fenker, J., Tedeschi, L., Bataus, Y.S.L., Uhlig, V.M., Lima, A., Nogueira, C. de C., Borges-Nojosa, D.M., Costa, G.C., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Silva, J.R.S., Viñas, L.V., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Almeida-Santos, P., Valadão, R., de Oliveira, R.B., Avila-Pires, T.C.S., Ferreira, V.L. & de Menezes, V.A. 2021. IUCN: Tropidurus helenae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T49845566A159255198. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T49845566A159255198.pt. Accessed on 28 December 2023.