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Teiinae

Osteichthyes - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Teiinae is a subfamily.

It was assigned to Teiidae by Estes (1983), Gao and Fox (1991), Harvey et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Teiinae Estes
1991Teiinae Gao and Fox
2012Teiinae Harvey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
—Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
subfamilyTeiinae
subfamilyTeiinae

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.

Subfm. †Teiinae
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G. Ameivula Harvey et al. 2012
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G. Teius Merrem 1820 [Four-toed tegus]
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Teius teyou Daudin 1802 [Four-toed tegus]
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
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 119.57000 to 3.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Texas) Teiinae indet. (14408)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Rio Negra) Callopistes rionegrensis (201681)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Callopistes bicuspidatus (198863)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Teius sp. (197905)