Pseudopus Explained

Pseudopus is a genus of anguid lizards that are native to Eurasia. One extant species remains, the sheltopusik, with four fossil species. They are the most robust members of subfamily Anguinae.^{[1] [2]} The oldest fossils of the group date to the Early Miocene, but there are possible Oligocene records.^[3]

Classification

Genus Pseudopus^{[1] [2]}

• Pseudopus apodus – sheltopusik, Pallas's glass lizard, European legless lizard, European glass lizard
• †Pseudopus ahnikoviensis
• †Pseudopus laurillardi
• †Pseudopus pannonicus
• †Pseudopus rugosus

Notes and References

1. Klembara, Jozef . Madelaine Böhme . Michael Rummel . 2010. Revision of the anguine lizard Pseudopus laurillardi (Squamata, Anguidae) from the Miocene of Europe, with comments on paleoecology. Journal of Paleontology. 84. 2 . 159–196. 10.1666/09-033R1.1. 2010JPal...84..159K . 130738857 .
2. Jozef Klembara . 2015 . New finds of anguines (Squamata, Anguidae) from the Early Miocene of Northwest Bohemia (Czech Republic) . Paläontologische Zeitschrift . 89 . 2 . 171–195 . 10.1007/s12542-014-0226-4. 2015PalZ...89..171K . 129436097 .
3. Villa. Andrea. Delfino. Massimo. November 2019. Fossil lizards and worm lizards (Reptilia, Squamata) from the Neogene and Quaternary of Europe: an overview. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. en. 138. 2. 177–211. 10.1007/s13358-018-0172-y. 1664-2384. free. 2019SwJP..138..177V .