Pseudopus
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| Pseudopus Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Subfamily: | Anguinae |
| Genus: | Pseudopus Merrem, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Lacerta apoda Pallas, 1775 | |
Pseudopus is a genus of anguid lizards that are native to Eurasia.[1] One extant species remains, the sheltopusik,[2] with four fossil species. They are the most robust members of subfamily Anguinae,[1][3] with the largest species †P. pannonicus growing up to 2 metres in length.[4] The oldest fossils of the group date to the Early Miocene, but there are possible Oligocene records.[5]
