Anguis veronensis

Anguis veronensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Anguis
Species:
A. veronensis
Binomial name
Anguis veronensis
Range of A. veronensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Anguis bicolor Risso, 1826
  • Anguis cinereus Risso, 1826
  • Anguis cinerea Gvoždik et al, 2012

Anguis veronensis, commonly known as the Italian slow worm, is a European lizard species in the family Anguidae. The slow worm is distributed throughout Italy and in southeastern part of France.[1]

A. veronensis got its first scientific description in 1818, when it was described by Italian naturalist Ciro Polinni, and named after the Italian city Verona, where specimens were found.[2][3] The synonymous species name Anguis cinerea (cinereus) is derived from the Latin word cinereus meaning ash-grey, even though typical gray colour is a common feature of the whole genus Anguis, especially the similar common slow worm, Anguis fragilis.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Anguis veronensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. ^ "Anguis veronensis Pollini, 1818". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  3. ^ Pollini C., 1818 : Lettera del sig. dott. Ciro Pollini al Direttore della Biblioteca Italiana intorno ad alcune malattie degli ulivi e ad alcuni serpenti del Veronese, per servire di appendice alla sua Memoria su lo stesso argomento inserita nel T. VIII, p. 63 di questa Biblioteca, ed a quella del sig. Bernardino Angelini intorno al Marasso da noi pure inserita nel T. VII, pag. 451. Biblioteca Italiana ossia Giornale di letteratura scienze ed arti, vol.9, p.236–240.