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Anguis fragilis (Slow worm)

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Anguis fragilis was named by Linneaus (1758). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Anguis fragilis Linneaus

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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
genusAnguis
speciesfragilisLinneaus 1758

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.

Anguis fragilis Linneaus 1758 [Slow worm]
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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: Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 7 + 8 to the top of the Holocene or 12.75000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) Anguis fragilis (168132)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Heves) Anguis fragilis (168177 168187 168189)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Anguis fragilis (37789)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Hungary (North Hungary) Anguis fragilis (136066 136067 136068)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Anguis fragilis (35076)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Poland Anguis fragilis (32240)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Anguis fragilis (33396)
MN 15 - MN 164.2 - 2.588Poland (Siedlce) Anguis fragilis (34840)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Italy (Verona) Anguis fragilis (206747)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Poland Anguis fragilis (32485)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Anguis fragilis (43020 45065 45067 45069 45072)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands (Limburg) Anguis fragilis (192405)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium (Namur) Anguis fragilis (206229)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Anguis fragilis (122802)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) Anguis fragilis (34920)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Poland Anguis fragilis (195226)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117France (Loiret) Anguis fragilis (195224)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Germany (Bayern) Anguis fragilis (52517 52518 52519 52521)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Spain (Castilla-Leon) Anguis fragilis (34870)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Anguis fragilis (34926)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Anguis fragilis (195119)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Anguis fragilis (35045)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Anguis fragilis (49816)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Somerset) Anguis fragilis (195199)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Anguis fragilis (49999 50049 50056)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (West Stow) Anguis fragilis (195118)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Hautes Pyrenees) Anguis fragilis (195241)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Midi-Pyrenees) Anguis fragilis (195223)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Palencia) Anguis fragilis (205284)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom Anguis fragilis (93816 125437)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Germany (Bayern) Anguis fragilis (52520)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117France (Lot) Anguis fragilis (195250)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Anguis fragilis (125321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Essex) Anguis fragilis (195203)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Vizcaya) Anguis fragilis (125319)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Arrasate) Anguis fragilis (191758)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Anguis fragilis (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Poland Anguis fragilis (33976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Serbia and Montenegro Anguis fragilis (191943)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Italy (Veneto) Anguis fragilis (193569 193570)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Germany (Bayern) Anguis fragilis (52493 52512 52513 52514 52515 52516)