Listromycter

Listromycter; Temporal range: Early Miocene, 23.03–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	† Listromycter ; Charig and Gans, 1990
Type species
	†Listromycter leakeyi; Charig and Gans, 1990

Last updated June 22, 2025

Listromycter is an extinct genus of worm lizard from the Early Miocene of Kenya, Africa.^[1] It had a skull 36mm in size, the largest known for an amphisbaenian.^[2]

References

↑ "†Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
↑ Spawls, Steve; Hinkel, Harald; Howell, Kim; Menegon, Michele. Field Guide to East African Reptiles.

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[fossilworks-1] "†Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990". Paleobiology Database. Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2017.

[2] Spawls, Steve; Hinkel, Harald; Howell, Kim; Menegon, Michele. Field Guide to East African Reptiles.

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