Arabian worm lizard | |
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Sketch of the Arabian worm lizard | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Trogonophidae |
Genus: | Agamodon |
Species: | A. arabicus |
Binomial name | |
Agamodon arabicus | |
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