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Lygosoma (writhing skink)

Reptilia - Scincidae

Taxonomy
Lygosoma was named by Hardwicke and Gray (1828). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scincidae by Hardwicke and Gray (1828).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Lygosoma Hardwicke and Gray p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyScincidaeGray 1825
genusLygosoma

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Lygosoma Hardwicke and Gray 1828 [writhing skink]
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Subg. Lygosoma (Mocoa) Gray 1845
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:25
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:25
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available