Anguis graeca

Anguis graeca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Anguinae
Genus: Anguis
Species: Anguis graeca

Name

Anguis graeca Bedriaga, 1881

• Type locality: “Parnaß-Gebirge, Griechenland [=Parnas Mts., Greece]”.

Combinations

• Anguis fragilis var. graeca Bedriaga, 1881: 43 [original combination]
• Anguis graeca — Gvoždík et al., 2010: 468 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Bedriaga, J. von 1881–1882. Die Amphibien und Reptilien Griechenlands. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou 56(1): 242–310 BHL; 56(3): 43–103 BHL, 278–344 BHL.
• Gvoždík, V., Jandzík, D., Lymberakis, P., Jablonski, D., Moravec, J. 2010. Slow Worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Genetic structure reveals deep divergences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(2): 460–472. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.007 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Anguis graeca. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 November 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Greek Slow Worm