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Taxonomy
Ophisaurus ventralis was named by Linnaeus (1766). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1766 | Ophisaurus ventralis Linnaeus |
| 1875 | Opheosaurus ventralis Cope p. 46 |
| 1955 | Ophisaurus ventralis Auffenberg |
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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.
Ophisaurus ventralis Linnaeus 1766 [eastern glass lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 16.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Barstovian | USA (Nebraska) | Ophisaurus ventralis (18141) | |
| Middle Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus ventralis (75974) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus ventralis (20491) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus ventralis (20593 20650) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus ventralis (20638 155346) |