Ophiodes fragilis

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Ophiodes fragilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Diploglossidae
Genus: Ophiodes
Species:
O. fragilis
Binomial name
Ophiodes fragilis
(Raddi, 1820)

Ophiodes fragilis, the fragile worm lizard, is a species of limbless lizard of the Diploglossidae family. [2] It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.

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References

  1. Arzamendia, V.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2021). "Ophiodes fragilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T56039264A56039273. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Ophiodes fragilis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.