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| Rank | infraorder (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Amphisbaenia |
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Classification
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| Common Name | worm lizard |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Reptilia | stated without evidence | Gray, 1844 | | Amphisbaenia | superfamily | belongs to Lacertilia | stated with evidence | Kuhn, 1946 | | Amphisbaenia | suborder | belongs to Squamata | stated with evidence | Kuhn, 1966 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Lacertilia | stated without evidence | Seiffert, 1975 | | Amphisbaenia | order | belongs to Squamata | stated with evidence | Estes, 1983 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Scleroglossa | stated with evidence | Estes et al., 1988 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Squamata | stated without evidence | Gao and Hou, 1996 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Scleroglossa | stated with evidence | Lee and Caldwell, 2000 | | Amphisbaenia | unranked clade | belongs to Squamata | stated with evidence | Kearney, 2003 | | Amphisbaenia | unranked clade | belongs to Squamata | stated without evidence | Head, 2005 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Scincomorpha | stated without evidence | Smith, 2006 | | Amphisbaenia | unranked clade | belongs to Lacertilia | implied | Augé and Rage, 2006 | | Amphisbaenia | suborder | belongs to Squamata | implied | Böhme, 2010 | | Amphisbaenia | unranked clade | belongs to Lacertoidea | stated with evidence | Pyron et al., 2013 | | Amphisbaenia | unranked clade | belongs to Squamata | implied | Cernansky et al., 2015 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Squamata | stated with evidence | Stocker and Kirk, 2016 | | Amphisbaenia | infraorder | belongs to Squamata | stated without evidence | Georgalis et al., 2016 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 108 |
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| Extant Size (PBDB) | 39 (36%) |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Amphisbaenia) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | insectivore (based on Amphisbaenia) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J.-C. Rage. 1988. Le gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa faune des vertebres de l'Eocene superieur; 1. Amphibiens et reptiles. [Le Bretou locality (Quercy Phosphorites, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) and its late Eocene vertebrate fauna; 1. Amphibians and reptiles.]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 205(1-6):3-27 |
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| Rage J.-C. (1988) Le gisement du Bretou (Phosphorites du Quercy, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) et sa faune des vertebres de l'Eocene superieur; 1. Amphibiens et reptiles. [Le Bretou locality (Quercy Phosphorites, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) and its late Eocene vertebrate fauna; 1. Amphibians and reptiles.], Palaeontographica Abteilung A 205 1-6, 3-27 |
| Kuhn O. (1946) Das System der fossilen und rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien [The system of fossil and recent amphibians and reptiles], Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bamberg 29, 49-67 |
| Kuhn O. W. M. (1966) , Die Reptilien. System und Stammesgeschichte [The Reptiles. Systematics and Phylogeny.], 1-154 |
| Seiffert J. (1975) Upper Jurassic lizards from central Portugal, Contribuição para o conhecimento da Fauna do Kimerridgiano da Mina de Lignito Guimarota (Leiria, Portugal). Serviços Geológicos de Portugal, Memória (Nova Série) 22, 7-85 |
| Estes R. (1983) Sauria terrestria, Amphisbaenia, Handbuch der Paläoherpetologie 10A, 1-249 |
| Benton M. J. (1985) Classification and phylogeny of the diapsid reptiles, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 84 2, 97-164 |
| Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698 |
| Estes R., de Queiroz K., et al (1988) Phylogenetic relationships within Squamata, Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families, 119-282 |
| Frank N., Ramus E. (1996) A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World, 1-377 |
| Gao K. -Q., Hou L. -H. (1996) Systematics and taxonomic diversity of squamates from the Upper Cretaceous Djadochta Formation, Bayan Mandahu, Gobi Desert, People's Republic of China, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33, 578-598 |
| Gao K. -Q., Nessov L. A. (1998) Early Cretaceous squamates from the Kyzylkum Desert, Uzbekistan, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie 207 3, 289-309 |
| Lee M. S. Y., Caldwell M. W. (2000) Adriosaurus and the affinities of mosasaurs, dolichosaurs, and snakes, Journal of Paleontology 74 3, 915-937 |
| Kearney M. (2003) Systematics of the Amphisbaenia (Lepidosauria: Squamata) based on morphological evidence from Recent and fossil forms, Herpetological Monographs 17, 1-74 |
| Head J. J. (2005) Authorizor opinion, Jason Head. |
| Augé M., Rage J.-C. (2006) Herpetofaunas from the Upper Paleocene and Lower Eocene of Morocco, Annales de Paléontologie 92 3, 235-253 doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2005.09.001 |
| Smith K. T. (2006) A diverse new assemblage of late Eocene squamates (Reptilia) from the Chadron Formation of North Dakota, U.S.A., Palaeontologia Electronica 9 2, 1-44 |
| Böhme M. (2010) Ectothermic vertebrates (Actinopterygii, Allocaudata, Urodela, Anura, Crocodylia, Squamata) from the Miocene of Sandelzhausen (Germany, Bavaria) and their implications for environment reconstruction and palaeoclimate, Paläontologische Zeitschrift 84 1, 3-41 doi:10.1007/s12542-010-0050-4 |
| Pyron R. A., Burbrink F. T., et al (2013) A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes, BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 1, 1-53 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93 |
| Cernansky A., Rage J. C., et al (2015) The Early Miocene squamates of Amöneburg (Germany): the first stages of modern squamates in Europe, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 2, 97-128 doi:10.1080/14772019.2014.897266 |
| Georgalis G. L., Villa A., et al (2016) Fossil amphibians and reptiles from Plakias, Crete: A glimpse into the earliest late Miocene herpetofaunas of southeastern Europe, Geobios 49, 433-444 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geobios.2016.09.004 |
| Stocker M. R., Kirk E. C. (2016) The first amphisbaenians from Texas, with notes on other squamates from the middle Eocene Purple Bench locality, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1094081, 1-15 doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1094081 |
Amphisbaenia
