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Taxonomy
Ophisaurus compressus was named by Cope (1900). It is extant.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1900 | Ophisaurus compressus Cope |
| 1955 | Ophisaurus compressus 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 compressus Cope 1900 [island 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Irvingtonian | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus compressus (20400 20402) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Ophisaurus compressus (155346) |