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Lepidophyma arizeloglyphus

Osteichthyes - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Impensodens arizeloglyphus was named by Langebartel (1953). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Lepidophyma arizeloglyphus by Hecht (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Impensodens arizeloglyphus Langebartel
1956Lepidophyma arizeloglyphus Hecht p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusLepidophymaDuméril 1851
speciesarizeloglyphus(Langebartel 1953)

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.

†Lepidophyma arizeloglyphus Langebartel 1953
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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: herbivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:44:18
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:44:18
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available