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Tupinambini

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Tupinambini was named by Presch (1974). It is extant.

It was assigned to Teiinae by Estes (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Tupinambini Presch
1983Tupinambini Estes

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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()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
subfamilyTeiinae
tribeTupinambiniPresch 1974
tribeTupinambiniPresch 1974

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.

Tr. Tupinambini Presch 1974
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G. Callopistes Gravenhorst 1838
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Callopistes flavipunctatus Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [False monitor]
Callopistes maculatus Gravenhorst 1837 [Spotted false monitor]
†Callopistes rionegrensis Quadros et al. 2018
G. Dracaena Daudin 1802 [caiman lizard]
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†Dracaena colombiana Estes 1961
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Invalid names: Tupinambis huilensis Estes 1983 [synonym]
Dracaena guianensis Daudin 1802 [Guyana caiman lizard]
Dracaena paraguayensis Amaral 1950 [Paraguay caiman lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available