Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Ophisaurus
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North American Glass Lizards, (Glass Snakes)
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Nordamerikanische Glasschleichen
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Nordamerikanske Glasøgler
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1803 |  |
Ophisaurus Daudin (type species: Anguis ventralis Linnaeus 1766) |
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1811 | |
Bipes Oppel [not Bipes Latreille 1802 (Bipedidae)] (type species: Bipes pallasii Oppel 1811 [nomen nudum]; syn. Wermuth 1969) |
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1820 | |
Hyalinus Merrem (type species: Anguis ventralis Linnaeus 1766; syn. Wermuth 1969) |
Contents:
6 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Dopasia,
Hyalosaurus and
Pseudopus. Klembara (1981) resurrected
Pseudopus on the basis of paleontological evidence. Macey, Schulte, Larson, Tuniyev, Orlov & Papenfuss (1999) found Ophisaurus to be paraphyletic, leaving two options: either to include all species of the subfamily Anguinae in the genus Anguis, or to separate the genera
Hyalosaurus and
Pseudopus from Ophisaurus. Most recent works seem to follow the latter arrangement (e.g., Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008), although some have retained the traditional nomenclature (e.g., Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000).
Distribution:
Mexico
(San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Wisconsin).
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Ophisaurus attenuatus
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Slender Glass Lizard
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Schlanke Glasschleiche
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Slank Glasøgle
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1880 | |
Ophisaurus ventralis attenuatus Baird |
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Ophisaurus attenuatus Boulenger 1885 |
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1880 | |
Ophisaurus ventralis attenuatus var. sulcatus Cope (Schmidt 1953) |
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1952 | |
Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus McConkey |
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Ophisaurus longicaudus Collins 1991 |
Other common names:
attenuatus: Western Slender Glass Lizard
longicaudus: Eastern Slender Glass Lizard
Remarks:
Collins (1991) suggested recognition of longicaudus as a separate species. This has only been followed by few authors (e.g., Smith 1994).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Virginia,
Wisconsin).
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Ophisaurus ceroni
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Veracruz Glass Lizard, (Ceron's Glass Lizard)
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Veracruz-Glasschleiche
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Veracruz-glasøgle
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1965 | |
Ophisaurus ceroni Holman |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
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Ophisaurus compressus
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Island Glass Lizard
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Küstenglasschleiche
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Kyst-glasøgle
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1900 | |
Ophisaurus ventralis compressus Cope |
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Ophisaurus compressus McConkey 1952 |
Distribution:
USA
(Florida,
Georgia,
South Carolina).
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Ophisaurus incomptus
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Plain-necked Glass Lizard
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San Luis Potosí-Glasschleiche
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San Luis Potosí-glasøgle
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Ophisaurus incomptus McConkey |
Remarks:
A specimen from Veracruz, tentatively assigned to incomptus by McConkey (1955), was based on ceroni (Holman 1965).
Distribution:
Mexico
(San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas).
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Ophisaurus mimicus
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Mimic Glass Lizard
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Mimik-Glasschleiche
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Mimik-glasøgle
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1987 | |
Ophisaurus mimicus Palmer |
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Florida,
Georgia,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
South Carolina).
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Ophisaurus ventralis
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Eastern Glass Lizard
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Östliche Glasschleiche
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Østlig Glasøgle
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1766 | |
Anguis ventralis Linnaeus |
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Ophisaurus ventralis Daudin 1803 |
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1829 | |
Ophisaurus punctatus Cuvier [nomen nudum] (Boulenger 1885) |
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1829 | |
Ophisaurus striatulus Cuvier [nomen nudum] (Boulenger 1885) |
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1838 | |
Ophisaurus lineatus Gray (Boulenger 1885) |
Introduced to:
Cayman Islands
(Grand Cayman).
Remarks:
Gentry's (1956) record of ventralis in Tennessee probably refers to attenuatus, which he does not include for the state. These two species were confused until the 1950's. According to Holman (1971) and Conant & Collins (1991) only attenuatus occurs in Tennessee. McConkey (1954) listed records from Missouri which Anderson (1965) regarded as questionable, but fossil specimens have subsequently been found near St. Louis (Holman 1971). Introduced and possibly established in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (Schwartz & Henderson 1991).
Distribution:
USA
(Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Virginia).
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