Ophiodes fragilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

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

Familia: Diploglossidae
Subfamilia: Diploglossinae
Genus: Ophiodes
Species: Ophiodes fragilis

Name

• Ophiodes fragilis (Raddi, 1820)

Holotype: IRMC.

Type locality: “Rio-Janeiro [=Rio de Janeiro]”, Brazil.

Combinations

• Seps fragilis Raddi, 1820: 341 [original combination]
• Ophiodes fragilis — Peters, 1878: 414 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Raddi, G. 1820. Di alcune specie nuove di rettili e piante brasiliane (In Italian). Memoria di Matematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana delle Scienze Residente in Modena 18(2): 313–349. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., Reyes, F., Kudera, J. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Ophiodes fragilis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Fragile Worm Lizard