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Cricosaura (Cuban night lizards)

Reptilia - Xantusiidae

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

It was assigned to Xantusiidae by Hecht (1956) and Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species
C. typica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Cricosaura Gundlach and Peters
1956Cricosaura Hecht p. 2
1996Cricosaura Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyXantusiidaeBaird 1858
genusCricosauraGundlach 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.

G. Cricosaura Gundlach and Peters 1863 [Cuban night lizards]
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Cricosaura typica Gundlach and Peters 1863 [Cuban night lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available