Beron's listing for this species is given as 'Ophionyssus lacertinus (Berlese) sensu Evans & Till, 1966', and its synonymy there includes a senior name with a similar (but still different) epithet, Ricinus lacertarum Contarini, 1847, in addition to 'Leiognathus lacertinus Berlese, 1892.' Berlese did list 'Leiognathus lacertinus n. sp.', and its entry started '? ? Contariini, Venezia e le sue lagune (Ricinus lacertarum)', so the priority is not entirely clear