Anguis fragilis

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 fragilis

Name

Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758: 229

Holotype: UUZM 156.
Type locality: “Europa”, restricted to “Sweden” by Mertens & Müller (1928).

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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 fragilis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 November 2017.
Agasyan, A., Avci, A., Tuniyev, B., Crnobrnja-Isailović, J., Lymberakis, P., Andrén, C., Cogălniceanu, D., Wilkinson, J., Ananjeva, N.B., Üzüm, N., Orlov, N.L., Podloucky, R., Tuniyev, S., Kaya, U., Nettmann, H.K., Böhme, W., Sterijovski, B., Vogrin, M., Corti, C., Pérez Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P., Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J., Tok, V., Sindaco, R., Borczyk, B. & Schmidt, B. 2021. IUCN: Anguis fragilis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T47113126A744263. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T47113126A744263.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

asturianu: Escalagüertu
azərbaycanca: Cılız koramal
Boarisch: Blindschleich(en)
беларуская (тарашкевіца): Вераценьніца ломкая
беларуская: Вераценніца ломкая
български: Слепок
brezhoneg: Anuz-dall
català: Vidriol
kaszëbsczi: Slëmiéń
čeština: Slepýš křehký
Cymraeg: Neidr ddefaid
dansk: Stålorm
Deutsch: Blindschleiche
English: Slowworm
español: Lución
eesti: Vaskuss
euskara: Ziraun
suomi: Vaskitsa
français: Orvet
galego: Escáncer
hrvatski: Sljepić
magyar: Lábatlan gyík
íslenska: Stálormur
italiano: Orbettino
ქართული: ბოხმეჭა
Lëtzebuergesch: Blannschlécher
lombard: Anguis fragilis
lietuvių: Trapusis gluodenas
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဆလိုးဝမ်းကောင်
Nedersaksies: Bliende slange
Nederlands: Hazelworm
norsk nynorsk: Stålorm
norsk: Stålorm
occitan: Naduèlh
polski: Padalec zwyczajny
português: Licranço
русский: Ломкая веретеница
slovenčina: Slepúch lámavý
slovenščina: Navadni slepec
српски / srpski: Слепић
svenska: Kopparödla
українська: Веретільниця ламка
vèneto: Orbesin
West-Vlams: Hoazelworme

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