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Lacertidae

Reptilia - Lacertidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Lacertidae Bonaparte
1849Lacertinidae d'Orbigny p. 208
1871Lacertidae Cope p. 237
1875Lacertidae Cope p. 19
1890Lacertidae Zittel p. 609
1898Lacertidae Gadow p. 26
1928Lacertidae Perrier p. 3098
1930Lacertidae Hay p. 249
1940Parasauromalus paleocenicus Kuhn
1946Lacertidae Kuhn p. 61
1966Lacertidae Kuhn p. 53
1975Lacertidae Seiffert p. 10
1983Lacertidae Estes
1988Lacertidae Carroll
1988Lacertidae Estes et al.
1996Lacertidae Frank and Ramus
2000Lacertidae Lee and Caldwell
2008Lacertidae Böhme p. 169
2008Lacertidae Venczel and Stiuca p. 751
2010Lacertidae Böhme p. 19
2013Lacertidae Hugues-Alexandre et al. p. 808
2014Lacertidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 572
2015Lacertidae Cernansky et al. p. 99
2020Lacertidae Villa et al.

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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()
—Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831

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.

Fm. Lacertidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Acanthodactylus Wiegmann 1834 [Fringe-fingered lizard]
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Acanthodactylus erythurus Schinz 1833 [Fringe-fingered lizard]
G. Algyroides Bibron and Bory 1833
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Algyroides fitzingeri Wiegmann 1834 [Fitzingers algyroides]
G. †Amblyolacerta Roček 1984
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G. Archaeolacerta Camerano 1885 [Bedriaga's rock lizard]
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†Archaeolacerta bedriagae Camerano 1885
G. †Cernaycerta Augé 2005
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G. †Cryptolacerta Müller et al. 2011
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†Cryptolacerta hassiaca Müller et al. 2011
G. †Dormaalisaurus Augé and Smith 2002
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†Dormaalisaurus girardoti Augé and Smith 2002
†Dormaalisaurus rossmanni Augé and Smith 2002
G. †Dracaenosaurus Pomel 1846
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†Dracaenosaurus croizeti Gervais 1848
G. †Edlartetia Augé and Rage 2000
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†Edlartetia sansaniensis Augé and Rage 2000
G. Eremias Wiegmann 1834
G. †Escampcerta Augé 2005
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G. Gallotia Boulenger 1916 [Gallot's lizards]
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Gallotia galloti Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [Gallot's lizard]
†Gallotia goliath Mertens 1942
†Gallotia simonyi Steindachner 1889
Subfm. †Gallotiinae Cano et al. 1984
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G. †Janosikia Čerňanský et al. 2016
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†Janosikia ulmensis Gerhardt 1903
G. †Gracilicerta Augé 2005
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†Gracilicerta sindexi Augé 2005
G. Lacerta Linnaeus 1758
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Lacerta agilis Linneaus 1758 [Sand lizard]
†Lacerta filholi Augé 1988
Lacerta lepida Daudin 1802 [Jewelled lizard]
†Lacerta poncenatensis Müller 1996
Lacerta viridis Laurenti 1768 [European green lizard]
G. †Mediolacerta Augé 2005
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†Mediolacerta roceki Augé 2005
G. Mesalina Gray 1838
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Mesalina balfouri Blanford 1881
†Mesalina lincolnensis Weaver 1916
G. †Miolacerta Roček 1984
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†Miolacerta tenuis Roček 1984
G. †Plesiolacerta Hoffstetter 1942
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†Plesiolacerta eratosthenesi Cernansky and Augé 2013
†Plesiolacerta lydekkeri Hoffstetter 1942
G. Podarcis Wagler 1830 [Wall lizards]
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Podarcis hispanica Steindachner 1870 [Iberian wall lizard]
Podarcis muralis Laurenti 1768 [Common wall lizard]
†Podarcis tiliguerta Gmelin 1789
G. Psammodromus Fitzinger 1826 [Sand lizards]
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Psammodromus algirus Linneaus 1758 [Algerian psammodromus]
Psammodromus hispanicus Fitzinger 1826 [Spanish psammodromus]
G. †Pseudeumeces Hoffstetter 1944
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†Pseudeumeces cadurcensis Filhol 1877
†Pseudeumeces kyrillomethodicus Georgalis et al. 2021
G. †Quercycerta Augé 2005
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†Quercycerta maxima Augé 2005
G. †Succinilacerta Bohme and Weitschat 1998
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†Succinilacerta succinea Bohme and Weitschat 1998
G. Takydromus Daudin 1802 [Grass lizards]
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Takydromus amurensis Peters 1881 [Amur grass lizard]
Takydromus formosanus Boulenger 1920 [Formosa grass lizard]
Takydromus haughtonianus Jerdon 1870 [Goalpora grass lizard]
Takydromus khasiensis Boulenger 1917 [Java grass lizard]
Takydromus sauteri Van Denburgh 1909 [Koshun grass lizard]
Takydromus septentrionalis Gunther 1864 [China grass lizard]
Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin 1802 [Asian grass lizard]
Takydromus smaragdinus Boulenger 1887 [Green grass lizard]
Takydromus tachydromoides Schlegel 1838 [Japanese grass lizard]
Takydromus wolteri Fischer 1885 [Mountain grass lizard]
G. Timon Tschudi 1836
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Timon lepidus Mayer and Bischoff 1996
G. Tropidosaura Fitzinger 1826 [Mountain lizards]
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Tropidosaura montana Gray 1831 [Green-striped mountain lizard]
Invalid names: Parasauromalus paleocenicus Kuhn 1940 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928Pleurodontes. Dents creuses à la base, les latérales bi- ou tricuspides. Corps sans ostéodermes, mais fosse supratemporale recouverte par des plaques osseuses dermiques. Arcades post-orbitaire et temporale complètes; septum interorbitaire et columelle bien développés. Langue allongée, bifide en avant et en arrière, couverte de papilles écailleuses ou de plis obliques imbriqués convergeant en avant. Écailles ventrales carrées, disposées en rangées transversales et longitudinales, les dorsales bien plus petites, juxtaposées ou imbriquées. Pattes bien développées, pentadactyles. Paupières bien développées; oreilles visibles.