Aprasia

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Aprasia
Pink-tailed Worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) (9105308465).jpg
Pink-tailed worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Infraorder: Gekkota
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Gray, 1839
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Aprasia is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. [1] The species in the genus Aprasia are worm-like, burrowing lizards. At least four of the species are oviparous. [2]

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Species

The genus Aprasia contains the following species: [1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Aprasia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 9 March 2014.
  2. Webb, Jonathan K.; Shine, Richard (1994). "Feeding habits and reproductive biology of Australian pygopodid lizards of the genus Aprasia". Copeia. 1994 (2): 390–398. doi:10.2307/1446986. JSTOR   1446986.

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