Ophisaurus compressus Cope 1900 (island glass lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Belongs to Ophisaurus according to W. Auffenberg 1955

Sister taxa: Ophisaurus acuminatus, Ophisaurus apodus, Ophisaurus attenuatus, Ophisaurus canadensis, Ophisaurus feifari, Ophisaurus harti, Ophisaurus holeci, Ophisaurus koellikeri, Ophisaurus robustus, Ophisaurus roqueprunensis, Ophisaurus spinari, Ophisaurus ventralis

Ecology: insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (3: Florida collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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