Milleretta
Milleretta rubidgei (Broom, 1938)
Status not recordedreptiles
Milleretta (Milleretta rubidgei) is a reptile in the family Millerettidae and the genus Milleretta. It is classified in the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata and class Reptilia.
Quick facts about the milleretta
Its scientific name carries the authority (Broom, 1938).
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 60 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the milleretta?
Photos of the milleretta
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Where does the milleretta live?
Not recorded
What is the milleretta?
Milleretta is an extinct genus of millerettid stem-group reptile from the Late Permian of what is now South Africa. Fossils have been found in the Balfour Formation. Its only known species is Milleretta rubidgei, although several other species of millerettid have been synonymized with this genus. Milleretta and its close relatives are unique among Paleozoic stem reptiles in that it secondarily closed an upper and lower temporal fenestra during ontogeny.
Milleretta was a moderately sized, lizard-like animal, about 60 centimetres (24 in) in length. It was probably insectivorous.
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Is the milleretta endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the milleretta classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- familyMillerettidae
- genusMilleretta
- SpeciesMilleretta rubidgei (Broom, 1938)
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- 米勒古蜥Chinese
Relatives of the milleretta
Other species in the same class Reptilia.
Komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis
Adder
Vipera berus
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Saltwater crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
King cobra
Ophiophagus hannah
Gharial
Gavialis gangeticus
CompareMilleretta vs Komodo dragonMilleretta vs AdderMilleretta vs Nile crocodileMilleretta vs Saltwater crocodile
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is Milleretta?
Milleretta is a reptile, classified in the class Reptilia.
What is the scientific name of Milleretta?
The scientific name of Milleretta is Milleretta rubidgei.
What family does Milleretta belong to?
Milleretta belongs to the family Millerettidae, within the genus Milleretta.
What phylum is Milleretta in?
Milleretta is in the phylum Chordata, within the kingdom Animalia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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