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 Pilao, approximate altitude of 450 m, municipality of Sao Raimundo Nonato, State of Piaui (09º00’23” S, 42º36’30” 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Tropidurus helenae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 August 2018.