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Lacerta agilis (Sand lizard)

Osteichthyes - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Lacerta agilis was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant. It is the type species of Lacerta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lacerta agilis Linneaus
1930Lacerta agilis Hay p. 249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusLacerta
speciesagilisLinneaus 1758

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.

Lacerta agilis Linneaus 1758 [Sand lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available