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Heloderma suspectum suspectum (Reticulated gila monster)

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Heloderma suspectum suspectum was named by Cope (1869). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Heloderma suspectum suspectum Cope

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
genusHelodermaWiegmann 1829
speciessuspectumCope 1869
subspeciessuspectumCope 1869

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Heloderma suspectum suspectum Cope 1869 [Reticulated gila monster]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Reproduction: oviparoussuperf
Created: 2005-09-10 09:48:06
Modified: 2005-09-10 11:48:06
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available