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Cricosaura typica (Cuban night lizard)

Osteichthyes - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy
Cricosaura typica was named by Gundlach and Peters (1863). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters

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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
genusCricosauraGundlach and Peters 1863
speciestypicaGundlach and Peters 1863

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.

Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters 1863 [Cuban night lizard]
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available