Subfamily Tupinambinae Presch 1974 (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Parent taxon: Teiidae according to F. Pujos et al. 2009

See also Fernicola and Albino 2012, Harvey et al. 2012 and Sullivan and Estes 1997

Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Dracaena, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae, Teiini

Subtaxa: Lumbrerasaurus Paradracaena Salvator

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Brazil (1), Colombia (1), Peru (1)

• Eocene of Argentina (1), France (3)

Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences

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