Ophisaurus attenuatus

Ophisaurus attenuatus

Taxonavigation

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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: Ophisaurus attenuatus
Subspecies (2): O. a. attenuatus – O. a. longicaudus

Name

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Ophisaurus attenuatus Baird in Cope, 1880: 18

  • Holotype: not designated.
  • Neotype: ANSP 12755, ♂, collected by G.H. Ragsdale. [designated by McConkey (1954: 149)]
  • Type locality: “near Dallas”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Cooke County, Texas” by McConkey (1954: 149).

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Vernacular names

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English: Slender Glass Lizard
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