Classification of Cope 1875
Cl. Reptilia Laurenti 1768 [reptile]
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Or. Crocodilia Owen 1842 [crocodilian]
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Invalid names: Procoelia Owen 1859 [empty]
Or. Dinosauria Owen 1842 [dinosaur]
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Subor. †Orthopoda Cope 1866
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Fm. †Hadrosauridae Cope 1869 [hadrosaurid]
Fm. †Iguanodontidae Bonaparte 1850 [iguanodontid]
Invalid names: Scelidosauridae Cope 1869 [empty], Therosauria Haeckel 1866 [synonym]
Subor. †Symphypoda Cope 1867
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Invalid names: Compsognatha Huxley 1869 [synonym], Ornithotarsidae Cope 1871 [empty]
Invalid names: Goniopoda Cope 1866 [empty], Ornithoscelida Huxley 1870 [synonym], Pachypodes Meyer 1845 [synonym]
Or. Lacertilia Owen 1842 [lizard]
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Subor. Pleurodonta Cope 1864
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Infraor. †Diploglossa Cope 1864
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Fm. Anguidae Gray 1825
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G. Opheosaurus Daudin 1803 [glass lizard]
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Opheosaurus ventralis Linnaeus 1766 [eastern glass lizard]
Fm. Xenosauridae Cope 1866
Invalid names: Helodermidae Gray 1837 [empty]
Infraor. Iguania Cuvier 1817
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Fm. Iguanidae Oppel 1811
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G. Callisaurus Blainville 1835 [Zebratail lizards]
G. Crotaphytus Holbrook 1843 [collared lizard]
G. Cyclura Harlan 1824 [rock iguana]
G. Dipsosaurus Hallowell 1854 [dessert iguana]
G. Holbrookia Girard 1851 [lesser earless lizard]
G. Phrynosoma Wiegmann 1828 [horned lizard]
G. Sauromalus Duméril 1856 [chuckwalla]
G. Uma Baird 1858
G. Uta Baird and Girard 1852 [side-blotched lizard]
Invalid names: Anolidae Cope 1864 [empty]
Infraor. †Leptoglossa
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Fm. Lacertidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Xantusia Baird 1859 [night lizard]
Invalid names: Xantusiidae Baird 1858 [synonym]
Fm. Teidae Gray 1827
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G. Cnemidophorus Wagler 1830 [whiptail lizard]
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Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Linnaeus 1766 [six-lined racerunner]
Invalid names: Chalcidae Gray 1825 [empty], Sepsidae Gray 1845 [empty], Zonuridae Gray 1838 [empty]
Invalid names: Thecaglossa Wagler [empty]
Invalid names: Nyctisaura Gray [empty], Opheosauri Cope 1864 [empty], Rhiptoglossa Wiegmann 1834 [empty]
Or. Ophidia Latreille 1804 [snake]
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Subor. Asinea Müller
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Superfm. Colubroidea Oppel 1811
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Fm. Achrochordidae Bonaparte 1840
Fm. Colubridae Oppel 1811 [colubrid snake]
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G. Abastor Gray 1849
G. Bascanium Baird and Girard 1853
G. Cemophora Cope 1860
G. Chilomeniscus Cope 1860
G. Chilopoma Cope 1875
G. Chionactis Cope 1860
G. Coluber Linnaeus 1758 [racer]
G. Coniophanes Cope 1860
G. Contia Baird and Girard 1853
G. Cyclophis Günther
G. Dromicus Bibron 1843
G. Eutaenia Baird and Girard 1853
G. Gyalopium Cope 1860
G. Haldea Baird and Girard 1853
G. Helicops Wagler 1830
G. Heterodon Latreille 1801 [hog-nosed snake]
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Heterodon platyrhinus Latreille 1801 [eastern hognosed snake]
Heterodon simus Linnaeus 1766 [southern hognose snake]
G. Hypsiglena Cope 1860
G. Lodia Baird and Girard 1853
G. Ophibolus Baird and Girard 1853
G. Osceola Baird and Girard 1853
G. Phimothyra Cope 1860
G. Rhinochilus Baird and Girard 1853
G. Sibon Fitzinger 1826
G. Sonora Baird and Girard 1853
G. Spilotes Wagler
G. Storeria Baird and Girard 1853 [brown snake]
G. Tantilla Baird and Girard 1853
G. Trimorphodon Cope 1869
G. Tropidoclonium Cope
G. Virginia Baird and Girard 1853
Fm. Homalopsidae Cope 1864
Invalid names: Rhabdosomidae Cope 1871 [empty]
Infraor. Peropoda Müller
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Fm. Boidae Gray 1825 [boa]
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Fm. Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826 [python]
Invalid names: Lichanuridae Cope 1868 [empty], Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845 [empty]
Subor. Scolecophidia Duméril and Bibron 1844
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Fm. Typhlopidae Bonaparte 1831 [blind snake]
Invalid names: Stenostomidae Cope 1871 [empty]
Subor. Solenoglypha
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Fm. Crotalidae Oppel 1811 [pit viper]
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G. †Ancistrodon Huxley 1865 [cottonmouth]
G. Caudisonia Laurenti 1768
G. Crotalus Linnaeus 1758 [rattlesnake]
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Crotalus adamanteus Palisot de Beauvois 1799 [eastern diamondback rattlesnake]
Crotalus horridus Linnaeus 1758 [timber rattlesnake]
Fm. Viperidae Oppel 1811 [viper]
Invalid names: Atractaspididae Günther 1858 [empty], Causidae Cope 1859 [empty]
Invalid names: Tortricina Müller [empty]
Or. †Ornithosauria Bonaparte 1838
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Fm. †Dimorphodontidae Seeley 1870
Fm. †Pterodactylidae Bonaparte 1838
Or. Rhynchocephalia Günther 1867 [rhynchocephalian]
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Or. †Sauropterygia Owen 1859
Or. Testudinata Oppel 1811 [turtle]
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Subor. Cryptodira Cope 1868
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Fm. †Adocidae Cope 1869
Fm. Chelydridae Swainson 1839
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G. Chelydra Schweigger 1812 [Snapping turtle]
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Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus 1758 [Common snapping turtle]
G. Macrochelys Gray 1856 [alligator snapping turtle]
Fm. Emydidae Rafinesque 1815
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G. Chelopus Rafinesque
G. Emys Dumeril 1806 [pond turtle]
G. Malacoclemmys Gray 1844
Fm. †Pleurosternidae Cope 1868
Fm. Trionychidae Gray 1825 [softshell turtle]
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G. Amyda Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1809
G. Aspidonectes Wagler 1830
Invalid names: Propleuridae Cope 1870 [empty]
Subor. Pleurodira Cope 1865 [sideneck turtle]
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Fm. Chelydidae Gray 1869
Fm. Pelomedusidae Cope 1868
Fm. Podocnemididae Cope 1868
Invalid names: Hydraspididae Cope 1868 [empty], Sternothaeridae Cope 1868 [empty]
Invalid names: Athecae Cope 1871 [empty]
Subor. †Sauropterygia Owen 1859
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Fm. †Elasmosauridae Cope 1869 [elasmosaur]
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G. †Cimoliasaurus Leidy 1851
G. †Elasmosaurus Cope 1868
Fm. †Plesiosauridae Gray 1825
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G. †Nothosaurus Münster 1834
G. †Pistosaurus Meyer 1839
G. †Plesiosaurus de la Beche and Conybeare 1821
G. †Pliosaurus Owen 1841
Cl. Batrachia Macartney 1802
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Or. Anura Fischer von Waldheim 1813 [frog]
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Subor. Arcifera Cope 1865
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Fm. Discoglossidae Günther 1859 [painted frog]
Fm. Hemiphractidae Peters 1862
Fm. Hylidae Rafinesque 1815 [tree frog]
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G. Acris Dumeril and Bibron 1841 [cricket frog]
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Acris gryllus Le Conte 1825 [southern cricket frog]
G. Chorophilus Baird 1854
G. Hyla Laurenti 1768 [tree frog]
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Hyla gratiosa Le Conte 1856 [barking treefrog]
Hyla squirella Bosc 1800 [squirrel treefrog]
Hyla versicolor Le Conte 1825 [gray tree frog]
G. Smilisca Cope 1865
Fm. Pelodytidae Cope 1866 [parsley frog]
Fm. Scaphiopidae
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G. Scaphiopus Holbrook 1836 [spadefoot toad]
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Scaphiopus couchii Baird 1854 [Couch's spadefoot toad]
Scaphiopus holbrookii Harlan 1835 [Eastern spadefoot toad]
G. Spea Cope 1866
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Spea bombifrons Cope 1863 [Plains spadefoot]
Spea hammondii Baird 1859 [Western spadefoot toad]
Spea multiplicata Cope 1863 [New Mexico spadefoot toad]
Invalid names: Asterophrydidae Copee 1866 [empty]
Subor. Bufoniformia
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Fm. Rhinophrynidae [burrowing toad]
Invalid names: Batrachophrynidae Cope 1875 [empty]
Subor. Firmisternia Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Breviceptidae Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Dendrobatidae Cope 1865 [empty], Phryniscidae Cope 1867 [empty]
Subor. Raniformia Cope 1865
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Fm. Ranidae Rafinesque 1814
Invalid names: Colostethidae Cope 1866 [empty]
Invalid names: Aglossa Cope 1875 [empty], Salientia Laurenti 1768 [synonym]
Or. Stegocephali Cope 1868
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Subor. †Microsauria Dawson 1863
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Fm. †Phlegethontiidae Cope 1875
Fm. †Ptyoniidae Cope 1875
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G. †Lepterpeton Wright and Huxley 1866
G. †Oestocephalus Cope 1868
G. †Urocordylus Wright and Huxley 1866
Fm. †Tuditanidae Cope 1875
Invalid names: Ganocephala Owen 1859 [empty]
Or. Urodela Duméril 1805 [salamander]
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Fm. Amblystomidae Hallowell 1856 [mole salamander]
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G. Amblystoma Tschudi 1838 [mole salamander]
G. Dicamptodon Strauch 1870 [Pacific giant salamander]
Fm. Hynobiidae Cope 1866
Fm. Plethodontidae Gray 1850 [lungless salamander]
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G. Anaides Baird 1849
G. Batrachoseps Bonaparte 1839
G. Hemidactylium Tschudi
G. Manculus Cope 1869
G. Plethodon Tschudi 1838 [woodland salamander]
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Plethodon glutinosus Green 1818 [northern slimy salamander]
G. Spelerpes Rafinesque 1832
Fm. Salamandridae Gray 1825 [newt]
Invalid names: Thoriidae Cope 1869 [empty]
Invalid names: Gymnophidia Cope 1869 [empty], Trachystomata [empty]