Anguis fragilis Linneaus 1758 (Slow worm)

Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Belongs to Anguis according to Linneaus 1758

Sister taxa: Anguis polgardiensis, Anguis rarus, Anguis stammeri

Ecology: insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), France (4), Germany (19), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Italy (2), the Netherlands (1), Poland (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (9)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)

• Pliocene of Hungary (3), Italy (1), Poland (3)

• Miocene of Austria (1), Hungary (4)

Total: 61 collections each including a single occurrence

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