Anguinae

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Anguinae
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
An eastern glass lizard (
Ophisaurus ventralis
).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Subfamily: Anguinae
Genera

Anguinae is a subfamily of legless lizards in the family Anguidae, commonly called glass lizards, glass snakes or slow worms. The first two names come from the fact their tails easily break or snap off. Members of Anguinae are native to North America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa.

Evolution

They first appeared in Europe during the early

Bering Land Bridge to North America during the Miocene.[1]

Description

Very

genera.[1] Members of the group largely feed on insects and other invertebrates.[2] The largest living species, the Sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus),[3] can reach lengths of 120 centimetres (47 in).[4]

Taxonomy

The subfamily contains the following genera:

  • Dopasia (7 species), native to eastern Asia
  • Hyalosaurus
     (1 species), native to North Africa
  • Ophisaurus (6 species), native to eastern North America
  • Pseudopus (1 extant species, the Sheltopusik), native to Europe and Asia
  • Anguis - slowworms (5 species), native to Europe and Western Asia

Relationships after Lavin & Girman, 2019:[1]

Anguinae

References

  1. ^ a b c Lavin, & Girman, D. J. (2019). Phylogenetic relationships and divergence dating in the Glass Lizards (Anguinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution., 133, 128–140.
  2. ^ "Anguidae". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  3. ISSN 2625-8498
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  4. PMID 32125102
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