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Anniellinae

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Anniellinae was named by Nopcsa (1928). It is extant. Its type is Anniella.

It was assigned to Anguidae by Estes (1983).

Subtaxa
Anniella (type genus), Apodosauriscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Anniellinae Nopcsa
1983Anniellinae Estes

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
—Anguimorpha(Fürbringer 1900)
—Anguiformes(Bonaparte 1831)
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnniellinaeNopcsa 1928
subfamilyAnniellinaeNopcsa 1928

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.

Subfm. Anniellinae Nopcsa 1928
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G. Anniella Gray 1852 [legless lizard]
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Anniella geronimensis Shaw 1940 [Baja California legless lizard]
Anniella pulchra Gray 1858 [California legless lizard]
G. †Apodosauriscus Gauthier 1982
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†Apodosauriscus minutus Gauthier 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available