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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).
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).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1820 | Gymnophthalmidae Merrem |
1983 | Gymnophthalmidae Estes |
1988 | Gymnophthalmidae Estes et al. |
1996 | Gymnophthalmidae Frank and Ramus |
2000 | Gymnophthalmidae Lee and Caldwell |
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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]
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
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Collections
No collection or age range data are available