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Helodermatidae

Description

Heloderma, or beaded lizards, are large, stocky, slow-moving reptiles that prefer semi-arid climates. Their tails are short and used as fat storage organs. They are covered with small, non-overlapping, bead-like scales, with osteoderms on the undersides of their bodies. All species are dark in color, with yellowish or pinkish markings. Heloderma is the only living genus of the family Helodermatidae.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)6934https://www.gbif.org/species/6934
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)38031https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38031
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Helodermatidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-EpisquamataPyron et al. 2013
-ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
suborderAnguimorphaFürbringer 1900
-AnguiformesConrad 2006
infraorderPlatynotaBaur 1890
superfamilyVaranoideaGray 1827
familyHelodermatidaeGray 1837
Scientific NameHelodermatidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Diploglossastated with evidenceCope, 1871
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Helodermatoideastated without evidenceBaur, 1890
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Lacertaestated with evidenceGadow, 1898
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Anguoideastated with evidenceKuhn, 1946
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Platynotastated with evidenceMcDowell and Bogert, 1954
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Varanoideastated with evidenceKuhn, 1966
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Varanoideastated without evidenceSeiffert, 1975
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Varanoideastated with evidenceEstes, 1983
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to VaranoideaimpliedCarroll, 1988
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Varanoideastated without evidenceEstes et al., 1988
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Anguimorphastated without evidenceGao and Fox, 1996
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Lacertiliastated without evidenceFrank and Ramus, 1996
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Monstersauriastated without evidenceNorell and Gao, 1997
Helodermatidaefamilybelongs to Anguimorphastated without evidencePeng et al., 2001
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore
Reproductionoviparous (based on Varanoidea)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Common Name(s) Beaded Lizards, Gila Monsters, Venomous Lizards
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helodermatidae

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Eurheloderma
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
656.0 Ma
Paleocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Heloderma
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Beaded Lizard524.8 Ma
Oligocene
0 Ma
Extant
Paraderma
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1383.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tachyderma horridum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Helodermidae GBIFfamilyAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Helodermidae

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1837Helodermatidae Gray
1871Helodermidae Cope p. 236
1875Helodermidae Cope p. 19
1890Helodermatidae Baur p. 262
1898Helodermatidae Gadow p. 26
1946Helodermidae Kuhn p. 61
1954Helodermatidae McDowell and Bogert p. 131
1966Helodermatidae Kuhn p. 57
YearName and Author
1975Helodermatidae Seiffert p. 10
1983Helodermatidae Estes
1988Helodermatidae Carroll
1988Helodermatidae Estes et al.
1996Helodermidae Frank and Ramus
1996Helodermatidae Gao and Fox p. 81
1997Helodermatidae Norell and Gao pp. 11-12
2001Helodermatidae Peng et al. p. 30

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Cope E. D. On the homologies of some of the cranial bones of the Reptilia, and on the systematic arrangement of the class, Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 19, 194-247
Cope E. D. Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution. Based on the specimens contained in the U. S. National Museum, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 1, 1-109
Gadow H. , A Classification of Vertebrata Recent and Extinct, xvii-82
Kuhn O. (1946) Das System der fossilen und rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien [The system of fossil and recent amphibians and reptiles], Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bamberg 29, 49-67
McDowell S. B., Bogert C. M. (1954) The systematic postition of Lanthanotus and the affinities of the anguinomorphan lizards, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 105 1, 1-142
Kuhn O. W. M. (1966) , Die Reptilien. System und Stammesgeschichte [The Reptiles. Systematics and Phylogeny.], 1-154
Seiffert J. (1975) Upper Jurassic lizards from central Portugal, Contribuição para o conhecimento da Fauna do Kimerridgiano da Mina de Lignito Guimarota (Leiria, Portugal). Serviços Geológicos de Portugal, Memória (Nova Série) 22, 7-85
Estes R. (1983) Sauria terrestria, Amphisbaenia, Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 10A, 1-249
Estes R., de Queiroz K., et al (1988) Phylogenetic relationships within Squamata, Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families, 119-282
Frank N., Ramus E. (1996) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World, 1-377
Gao K. -Q., Fox R. C. (1996) Taxonomy and evolution of Late Cretaceous lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from western Canada, Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum of natural History 33, 1-107
Norell M. A., Gao K. (1997) Braincase and phylogenetic relationships of Estesia mongoliensis from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert and the recognition of a new clade of lizards, American Museum Novitates 3211, 1-25
Peng J., Russell A. P., et al (2001) Vertebrate microsite assemblages (exclusive of mammals) from the Foremost and Oldman Formations of the Judith River Group (Campanian) of southeastern Alberta: an illustrated guide, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Natural History Occasional Paper 25, 1-54
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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