Short worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Trogonophidae |
Genus: | Pachycalamus Günther, 1881 |
Species: | P. brevis |
Binomial name | |
Pachycalamus brevis Günther, 1881 | |
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