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Ophisaurus attenuatus

Description

The slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) is a legless lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the United States. Two subspecies are recognized. The lizard was originally believed to be a subspecies of the eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis). Their name comes from their easily broken tail which they can break off themselves without ever being touched. It is difficult to find a specimen with an undamaged tail. The lizard eats a variety of insects and small animals, including smaller lizards. Snakes and other animals are known to prey on the species. Humans have a part in destroying their environment and killing their food supply with insecticides. The lizard is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though it is vulnerable in Iowa and endangered in Wisconsin.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_attenuatus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5226648https://www.gbif.org/species/5226648
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)375952https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=375952
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus attenuatus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus attenuatus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaS盲ve-S枚derbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Lepidosauromorpha
superorderLepidosauria
orderSquamataOppel 1811
-EpisquamataPyron et al. 2013
-ToxicoferaVidal and Hedges 2005
suborderAnguimorphaF眉rbringer 1900
-AnguiformesConrad 2006
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeOphisauriniAug茅 2005
genusOphisaurusDaudin 1803
speciesOphisaurus attenuatusBaird 1880
Generic NameOphisaurus
Common NameSlender glass lizard
Scientific NameOphisaurus attenuatus Baird, 1880
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ophisaurus attenuatusspeciesbelongs to Ophisaurusstated without evidenceCope, 1880
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance13.6 - 10.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore, carnivore (based on Anguidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. Frank and E. Ramus. 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.
Common Name(s) Slender Glass Lizard
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_attenuatus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
subspecies		accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Ophisaurus attenuatus sulcatus Boulenger, 1885GBIFvarietyAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus attenuatus sulcatus
Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus Fouquette & Delahoussaye, 1966GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus
Ophisaurus ventralis attenuatus Var.Sulcatus Cope, 1880GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus ventralis attenuatus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1880Ophisaurus attenuatus Cope

References

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Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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