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Ophisaurus apodus (Armored glass lizard)

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Ophisaurus apodus was named by Pallas (1775). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Ophisaurus apodus Pallas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeOphisaurini
genusOphisaurusDaudin 1803
speciesapodusPallas 1775

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 apodus Pallas 1775 [Armored glass lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:41:37
Modified: 2005-09-23 16:25:38
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Holocene or 3.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Ophisaurus apodus (35371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Ophisaurus apodus (225667)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Attica) Ophisaurus apodus (183130)