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Cricosaura typica (Cuban night lizard)

Reptilia - Xantusiidae

Taxonomy

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

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1863	Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda

Rank	Name	Author
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
—	Sauropsida
class	Reptilia
—	Squamata	()
superfamily	Scincoidea	Oppel 1811
family	Xantusiidae	Baird 1858
genus	Cricosaura	Gundlach and Peters 1863
species	typica	Gundlach 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: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Collections

No collection or age range data are available