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Chalcides

Osteichthyes - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Chalcides was named by Linnaeus (1758).

It was assigned to Scincinae by Estes (1983); and to Scincidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
C. augei, C. bedriagae
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. bedri, C. bedriagai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Chalcides Linnaeus
1983Chalcides Estes
1988Chalcides Carroll

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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
familyScincidaeGray 1825
subfamilyScincinaeGray 1825
genusChalcidesLinnaeus 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.

G. †Chalcides Linnaeus 1758
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†Chalcides augei Čerňanský et al. 2019
Chalcides bedriagae Boulenger 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Holocene or 16.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Germany (Hesse) C. sp. (228327)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Austria (Styria) Scincoidea indet., Squamata indet. 1 (74538 74539)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Russian Federation (Irkutsk) C. augei (205812)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Hungary (Heves) C. ocellatus (168132)
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Ukraine (Khmel'nitsk'yi) C. sp. (48446)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Romania (Ilfov) C. sp. (199755)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Heves) C. ocellatus (168191) C. sp. (168177)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Granada) C. sp. (35077)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Morocco C. sp. (32052)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) C. sp., C. bedriagai (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castellon) C. bedri (34932)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Alicante) C. bedriagai (199861 219152)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Columbretes Islands) C. bedriagae (230766)