Ophisaurus

Ophisaurus ventralis

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: Ophisaurus
Species (6): O. attenuatus – O. ceroni – O. compressus – O. incomptus – O. mimicus – O. ventralis

Name

Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803: 188

• Type species: Anguis ventralis Linnaeus, 1766, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Daudin, F.M. 1803. Division des Ophidiens en vingt-trois genres. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique 3(72): 187–188. BHL

Additional references

• Lavin, B.R. & Girman, D.J. 2019. Phylogenetic relationships and divergence dating in the Glass Lizards (Anguinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 133: 128–140. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.12.022 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: North American Glass Lizards

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