Taxonomy Profile: Ophisaurus ventralis (Linnaeus 1766)

Ophisaurus ventralis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Anguis ventralis
Linnaeus 1766
Common Name(s):
Eastern Glass Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ophisaurus ventralis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Autarchoglossa
Family : Anguidae
Alligator Lizards |
Anguid Lizards |
Anguids |
Galliwasps |
Glass Lizards |
Subfamily : Anguinae
glass lizards |
Genus : Ophisaurus
Glass Lizards |
Species : Ophisaurus ventralis
Eastern Glass Lizard |
Ophisaurus ventralis Direct Children(s):
Ophisaurus ventralis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Ophisaurus ventralis
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Ophisaurus ventralis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Ophisaurus ventralis
Source:
Reptile Database (Dec. 2020)
Acquired:
2021-01-31
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Ophisaurus ventralis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Ophisaurus ventralis
Ophisaurus ventralis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Ophisaurus ventralis: Comments