Amphisbaena (lizard)

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Amphisbaena
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Amphisbaena alba
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms

Anops, Aporarchus, Aulura, Bronia, Cephalopeltis, Cercolophia, Cynisca, Diphalus, Lepidosternon, Ophioproctus, Rhinoblanus, Sarea [1] [2]

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Amphisbaena caeca Amphisbaena caeca biting (Johana Goyes-Vallejos).JPG
Amphisbaena caeca
Amphisbaena darwinii Amphisbaena darwinii 413728650.jpg
Amphisbaena darwinii
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Speckled Worm Lizard (Amphisbaena fuliginosa) found by Jean NICOLAS (10363999113).jpg
Amphisbaena fuliginosa
Amphisbaena kingii Amphisbaena kingii 413728340.jpg
Amphisbaena kingii
Amphisbaena mertensii Amphisbaena mertensii.jpg
Amphisbaena mertensii

Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. [ citation needed ] 102 species are placed in this diverse genus.

Species

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.

Etymology

The specific names carlgansi, carli, and cegei are all in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II ... Amphisbænidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Genus Amphisbæna, p. 435).
  2. 1 2 3 Genus Amphisbaena at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 50; A. carlgansi, p. 97).

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