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Tupinambis

genus of reptiles
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q2106822
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Summary

Tupinambis is a monotypic taxon[1]. Tupinambis ranks in the top 4% of monotypic taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,703 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: genus[3]
  • Parent taxon: Tupinambinae[4]
  • Taxon name: Tupinambis[5]
  • Commons category: Tupinambis[6]
  • Temporal range start: Early Miocene[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tupinambis[8]
  • Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[9]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[10]

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Identifiers

Tupinambis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 38931[11]. Tupinambis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8531[12]. Tupinambis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35419[13]. Tupinambis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2470873[14]. Tupinambis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 208954[15].

Why It Matters

Tupinambis has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Tupinambis is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 44m ago · Leptictidium · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
    Temporal range start → Early Miocene
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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