Tropidurus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida 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 (30): T. azurduyae – T. bogerti – T. callathelys – T. catalanensis – T. chromatops – T. cocorobensis – T. erythrocephalus – T. etheridgei – T. guarani – T. helenae – T. hispidus – T. hygomi – T. imbituba – T. insulanus – T. itambere – T. jaguaribanus – T. lagunablanca – T. melanopleurus – T. montanus – T. mucujensis – T. oreadicus – T. pinima – T. psammonastes – T. semitaeniatus – T. sertanejo – T. spinulosus – T. tarara – T. teyumirim – T. torquatus – T. xanthochilus

Name

Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825: 137

Type species: Stellio torquatus Wied-Neuwied, 1820, by subsequent designation of Fitzinger (1843: 17)

Synonyms

Platynotus Wagler, 1830: 146 [junior homonym of Platynotus Fabricius, 1801 (Coleoptera)]
- Type species: Agama semitaeniata Spix, 1825, by monotypy.
Taraguira Gray, 1845: 219 [synonymised by Boulenger (1885: 171)]
- Type species: none designated.
Tapinurus Amaral, 1932: 65 [synonymised by Frost (1992: 49)]
- Type species: Tapinurus scutipunctatus Amaral, 1932, by original designation.

References

Primary references

Wied-Neuwied, M. 1825. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte von Brasilien. vol. 1. Gr. H.S. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs: Weimar. pp. 614 + 5 plates. Archive
Wagler, J. 1830. Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classification der Säugthiere und Vogel. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie. München, Stuttgart and Tübingen: J. G. Cotta. BHL
Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. BHL
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Aniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 497 pp., 24 pls. BHL Reference page.
Amaral, A. 1932. Novos generos e especies de largartos do Brasil. Memórias do Instituto de Butantan. São Paulo 7: 51–74. Full article (PDF)
Frost, D.R. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3033: 1–68. Full article

Additional references

Cacciali, P. & Köhler, G. 2018. Diversity of Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in Paraguay—an integrative taxonomic approach based on morphological and molecular genetic evidence. Zootaxa 4375(4): 511–536. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4375.4.3 Reference page.
Rodrigues, M.T. 1984. Sobre Platynotus Wagler, 1830, pré-ocupado substituído por Tapinurus Amaral, 1933, com a descrição de uma nova espécie (Sauria, Iguanidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 35(29): 367–373.
Frost, D.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Grant, T. & Titus, T.A. 2001. Phylogenetics of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae: Tropidurinae): Direct Optimization, Descriptive Efficiency, and Sensitivity Analysis of Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(3): 352–371. DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1015 ; PDF Reference page.
Carvalho, A.L.G. 2013. On the distribution and conservation of the South American lizard genus Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 (Squamata: Tropiduridae). Zootaxa 3640(1): 42–56. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3640.1.3 Reference page.
Carvalho, A.L.G., Britto, M.R. & Fernandes, D.S. 2013. Biogeography of the Lizard Genus Tropidurus Wied-Neuwied, 1825 (Squamata: Tropiduridae): Distribution, Endemism, and Area Relationships in South America. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59736. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059736 Reference page.
Kunz, T.S. & Borges-Martins, M. 2013. A new microendemic species of Tropidurus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) from southern Brazil and revalidation of Tropidurus catalanensis Gudynas & Skuk, 1983. Zootaxa 3681(4): 413–439. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.4.6 Reference page.
Carvalho, A.L.G., Rivas, L.R., Céspedes, R. & Rodrigues, M.T. 2018. A new collared lizard (Tropidurus, Tropiduridae) endemic to the western Bolivian Andes and its implications for seasonally dry tropical forests. American Museum Novitates 3896: 1–56. hdl: 2246/6852 Reference page.