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Lygosominae

Osteichthyes - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Lygosominae was named by Mittleman (1952). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scincidae by Estes (1983), Hutchinson and Rawlinson (1995), Böhme (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Lygosominae Mittleman
1983Lygosominae Estes
1995Lygosominae Hutchinson and Rawlinson p. 186
2010Lygosominae Böhme p. 20

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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
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyLygosominaeMittleman 1952
subfamilyLygosominaeMittleman 1952

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.

Subfm. Lygosominae Mittleman 1952
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G. Ablepharus Lichtenstein 1823
G. Egernia Gray 1838
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Egernia gillespieae Thorn et al. 2019
G. Eulamprus Fitzinger 1843 [water skink]
G. †Leiolpisma Dumeril and Bibron 1839
G. Mabuya Fitzinger 1826
G. †Proegernia Martin et al. 2004
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†Proegernia mikebulli Thorn et al. 2021
†Proegernia palankarinnensis Martin et al. 2004
G. Trachydosaurus Gray 1825
G. Tropidophorus Dumeril and Bibron 1839
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†Tropidophorus bavaricus Böhme 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Asutralia) Proegernia mikebulli (224281)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Proegernia mikebulli (215782 224280 224282) Proegernia palankarinnensis (181055)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Tropidophorus bavaricus (34615)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Tropidophorus bavaricus (48325)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Egernia gillespieae (53951)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) Egernia sp. (68775)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Kenya (Turkana District) Lygosominae indet. (198275)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Egernia whitii (136076 136430)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Egernia whitei, Trachydosaurus rugosus (28364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Ablepharus sp. (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Egernia whitii (136072) Egernia whitii, Trachydosaurus rugosus (181314)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Egernia whitii (136172)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Attica) Ablepharus kitaibelii (183130)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas Mabuya sp. (194591 194593)