Tropidurus helenae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Tropiduridae |
Genus: | Tropidurus |
Species: | T. helenae |
Binomial name | |
Tropidurus helenae | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Tropidurus helenae is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae. [2] The species is native to northeastern Brazil. [2]
The specific name, helenae, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Helena Ribas Lopes. [3]
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]
T. helenae is terrestrial, diurnal, and saxicolous (rock-dwelling). [1]
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