Ophiodes vertebralis

Ophiodes vertebralis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Diploglossidae
Genus:	Ophiodes
Species:	O. vertebralis
Binomial name
Ophiodes vertebralis Bocourt, 1881

Ophiodes vertebralis, the jointed worm lizard, is a species of limbless lizard of the Diploglossidae family. ^[2] It is found in Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It is also present in Europe.

References

1. Montero, R.; Rodríguez, J.; Pelegrin, N.; Kacoliris, F.; Carreira, S.; Cacciali, P. (2021). "Ophiodes vertebralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T56039302A56039307. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
2. Ophiodes vertebralis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.