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Callopistes flavipunctatus (False monitor)

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Callopistes flavipunctatus was named by Dumeril and Bibron (1839). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Callopistes flavipunctatus Dumeril and Bibron
2012Callopistes flavipunctatus Harvey et al.

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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
genusCallopistesGravenhorst 1838
speciesflavipunctatusDumeril and Bibron 1839

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.

Callopistes flavipunctatus Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [False monitor]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available