West African worm lizard

West African worm lizard
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Baikia Gray, 1865
Species:	B. africana
Binomial name
Baikia africana Gray, 1845

The West African worm lizard (Baikia africana) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.

Taxonomy

B. africana is the only species in the genus Baikia. ^[2]

References

1. Chirio, L. (2013). "Baikia africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T203806A2771556. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203806A2771556.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Baikia africana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.