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Anguis  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 209030

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): slow worms [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2021   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyAnguidae  – Alligator Lizards, Anguid Lizards, Anguids, Galliwasps, Glass Lizards  
                                  SubfamilyAnguinae  – glass lizards  
                                     GenusAnguis Linnaeus, 1758 – slow worms  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Anguis cephallonica Werner, 1894 – Peloponnese Slow Worm 
                                        Species Anguis colchica (Nordmann, 1840) – Slow Worm 
                                        Species Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 – Slow Worm 
                                        Species Anguis graeca Bedriaga, 1881 – Greek Slow Worm 
                                        Species Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818 – Italian Slow Worm 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Anguis   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Dec. 2020), website (version Dec 2020)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org   
  Reference for: Anguis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Boulenger, G. A.  
  Publication Date: 1885   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History), vol. 2   
  Page(s): 497   
  Publisher: Taylor and Francis   
  Publication Place: London, England   
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