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Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (six-lined racerunner)

Reptilia - Teiidae

Taxonomy
Lacerta sexlineata was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cnemidophorus sexlineatus by Cope (1875), Holman (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Lacerta sexlineata Linnaeus
1875Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Cope p. 45
1974Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Holman p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
Teiioidea
familyTeiidaeGray 1827
tribeTeiiniPresch 1974
genusCnemidophorusWagler 1830
speciessexlineatus(Linnaeus 1766)

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.

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Linnaeus 1766 [six-lined racerunner]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:41
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 12.50000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (18450)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (18324 188779)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (19931)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (19960)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (20427 20516)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Cnemidophorus sexlineatus (75995)