Pseudopus Merrem 1820 (legless lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 135191
Synonym: Propseudopus Hilgendorf 1883 [objective synonym] (taxon 330706)
Full reference: B. Merrem. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien
Parent taxon: Anguini according to M. L. Augé 2005
Sister taxa: Anguis, Dopasia, Helvetisaurus
Subtaxa: Pseudopus ahnikoviensis, Pseudopus apodus, Pseudopus laurillardi, Pseudopus moguntinus, Pseudopus pannonicus, Pseudopus rugosus
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore