Ophiodes fragilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: 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. Memoria di Matematica e di Fisica della Società Italiana delle Scienze Residente in Modena 18(2): 313–349. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Arzamendia, V., Fitzgerald, L., Giraudo, A., Kacoliris, F., Montero, R., Pelegrin, N., Scrocchi, G. & Williams, J. 2021. IUCN: Ophiodes fragilis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T56039264A56039273. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T56039264A56039273.en. Accessed on 28 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Fragile Worm Lizard