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Ophisaurus compressus

Description

The island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the southeastern United States.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_compressus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5226651https://www.gbif.org/species/5226651
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)291367https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=291367
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus compressus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus compressus
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
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 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
suborderAnguimorphaFürbringer 1900
-AnguiformesConrad 2006
superfamilyAnguioideaFitzinger 1826
familyAnguidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAnguinaeGray 1825
tribeOphisauriniAugé 2005
genusOphisaurusDaudin 1803
speciesOphisaurus compressusCope 1900
Generic NameOphisaurus
Common Nameisland glass lizard
Scientific NameOphisaurus compressus Cope, 1900
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ophisaurus compressusspeciesbelongs to Ophisaurusstated without evidenceAuffenberg, 1955
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance1.80 - 0.30 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Diapsida)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore, carnivore (based on Anguidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. Auffenberg. 1955. Glass lizards (Ophisaurus) in the Pleistocene and Pliocene of Florida. Herpetologica 11:133-136
Common Name(s) Island Glass Lizard
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_compressus

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Ophisaurus ventralis compressus Cope, 1900GBIFsubspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus ventralis compressus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1900Ophisaurus compressus Cope
1955Ophisaurus compressus Auffenberg

References

Auffenberg W. (1955) Glass lizards (Ophisaurus) in the Pleistocene and Pliocene of Florida, Herpetologica 11, 133-136
Enge, Kevin M. (1994) Ophisaurus compressus (Island glass lizard). USA: Florida.: Herpetological Review 25 (4): 165 - via Catalogue of Life
Gibbons, Whit; Judy Greene, and Tony Mills (2009) LIZARDS AND CROCODILIANS OF THE SOUTHEAST.: University of Georgia Press, 240 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Conant,R. & Collins,J.T. (1991) A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ed.: Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx + 450 p. - via Catalogue of Life
Crother, B. I. (ed.) (2012) Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians, Seventh Edition.: Herpetological Circular 39: 1-92 - via Catalogue of Life
Jensen, John B.; Carlos D. Camp, Whit Gibbons, & Matt J. Elliott (2008) Amphibians and reptiles of Georgia.: University of Georgia Press, 575 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Shoop, C. Robert;Ruckdeschel, C. (1997) Geographic Distribution. Ophisaurus compressus.: Herpetological Review 28 (3): 157 - via Catalogue of Life
Cope, E.D. (1900) The crocodilians, lizards and snakes of North America.: Ann. Rep. U.S. Natl. Mus. 1898: 153-1270 - via Catalogue of Life
Holman, J. Alan (1971) Ophisaurus compressus.: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (113): 1-2 - via Catalogue of Life
Collins, J.T. and T. W. Taggart (2009) Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians, Sixth Edition.: Center for North American Herpetology, 48 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
Frank, Norman & Ramus, Erica (1995) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.: Pottsville: N G Publishing Inc., 377 pp. - via Catalogue of Life
McConkey (1957) The subspecies Eumeces egregius, a lizard of the southeastern United States.: Bull. Florida State Mus. 2 (1): 13-23 - via Catalogue of Life
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2004: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004). - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
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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