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Gymnophthalmidae

Reptilia - Gymnophthalmidae

Taxonomy
Gymnophthalmidae was named by Merrem (1820). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Lee and Caldwell (2000).

It was assigned to Lacertoidea by Estes (1983); to Lacertilia by Frank and Ramus (1996); and to Teiioidea by Estes et al. (1988) and Lee and Caldwell (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Gymnophthalmidae Merrem
1983Gymnophthalmidae Estes
1988Gymnophthalmidae Estes et al.
1996Gymnophthalmidae Frank and Ramus
2000Gymnophthalmidae Lee and Caldwell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
Teiioidea
familyGymnophthalmidaeMerrem 1820
familyGymnophthalmidaeMerrem 1820

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.

Fm. Gymnophthalmidae Merrem 1820
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G. Arthrosaura Boulenger 1885 [arthrosauras]
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Arthrosaura reticulata O'Shaughnessy 1891 [Yellowbelly arthrosaura]
G. Bachia Gray 1845 [bachias]
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Bachia bicolor Cope 1896 [Two-coloured bachia]
Bachia bresslaui Amaral 1935 [Bresslau's bachia]
Bachia heteropa Lichtenstein 1856 [La Guaira bachia]
G. Calyptommatus Rodrigues 1991 [microteiids]
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Calyptommatus liolepis Rodrigues 1991 [Greater microteiid]
Calyptommatus nicterus Rodrigues 1991 [Rodrigues' microteiid]
Calyptommatus sinebrachiatus Rodrigues 1991 [Lesser microteiid]
Subfm. Cercosaurinae Gray 1838
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Tr. Ecpleopodini Fitzinger 1843
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G. Marinussaurus Peloso et al. 2011
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Marinussaurus curupira Peloso et al. 2011
G. Gymnophthalmus Merrem 1820 [microteiids]
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Gymnophthalmus speciosus Hallowell 1861 [Golden spectacled tegu]
G. †Oreosaurus Peters 1862
G. Vanzosaura Rodrigues 1991 [Redtail tegus]
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Vanzosaura rubricauda Boulenger 1902 [Redtail tegus]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available