Tropidurus helenae

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Tropidurus helenae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Tropiduridae
Genus: Tropidurus
Species:
T. helenae
Binomial name
Tropidurus helenae
(Manzani & Abe, 1990)
Synonyms [2]
  • Tapinurus helenae
    Manzani & Abe, 1990
  • Tropidurus helenae
    Frost, 1992

Tropidurus helenae is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. [2] The species is native to northeastern Brazil. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, helenae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Helena Ribas Lopes. [3]

Geographic range

T. helenae is endemic to the Brazilian state of Piauí. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. helenae is savanna. [1]

Description

The holotype of T. helenae has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.0 cm (2.8 in), plus a tail length of 12.2 cm (4.8 in). [1]

Behavior

T. helenae is terrestrial, diurnal, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling). [1]

Diet

T. helenae preys upon termites. [1]

Reproduction

T. helenae is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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). "Tropidurus helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T49845566A159255198. Retrieved 16 December 2021. (in Portuguese).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tropidurus helenae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidurus helenae, p. 120).

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