Dalophia

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Dalophia
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Head and pectoral region from below (A), head lateral (B), and from above (C).
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Dalophia
(Gray, 1865)
Species

Seven species (see text)

Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Seven species are placed in this genus, all of them endemic to Africa. [1]

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Species

There are seven recognized species: [1]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Dalophia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 September 2018.

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