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Ophipseudopus

Reptilia - Anguidae

Taxonomy
Ophipseudopus was named by Kuhn (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lacertilia by Kuhn (1964); to Anguinae by Estes (1983); and to Anguidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ophipseudopus Kuhn
1964Ophipseudopus Kuhn p. 324
1983Ophipseudopus Estes
1988Ophipseudopus Carroll

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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
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
genusOphipseudopusKuhn 1940

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. †Ophipseudopus Kuhn 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available