Leposternon bagual

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Leposternon bagual
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Leposternon
Species:
L. bagual
Binomial name
Leposternon bagual
Ribeiro, Santos Jr., & Zaher, 2015

Leposternon bagual is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Argentina. [1]

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References

  1. Leposternon bagual at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.