Tropidurus helenae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Tropiduridae |
| Genus: | Tropidurus |
| Species: | T. helenae |
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| Tropidurus helenae | |
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Tropidurus helenae is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae.[2] The species is native to northeastern Brazil.[2]
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
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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).
- ^ a b c d Tropidurus helenae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- ^ 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).
Further reading
- Frost DR (1992). "Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae)". American Museum Novitates (3033): 1–68. (Tropidurus helenae, new combination).
- Manzani PR, Abe AS (1990). "A New Species of Tapinurus from the Caatinga of Piaui, Northeastern Brazil (Squamata: Tropiduridae)". Herpetologica 46 (4): 462–467. (Tapinurus helenae, new species).
- Pianka ER, Vitt LJ (2003). Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity. Berkeley: University of California Press. 346 pp. ISBN 978-0520234017. (Tropidurus helenae, p. 165).
- Uchôa, Lucas Rafael; Delfim, Fagner Ribeiro; Mesquita, Daniel Oliveira; Colli, Guarino Rinaldi; Garda, Adrian Antonio; Guedes, Thaís B. (2022). "Lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Caatinga, northeastern Brazil: Detailed and updated overview". Vertebrate Zoology 72: 599–659.