Amphisbaenidae
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Amphisbaenidae
(¦am·fəs¦bēn·ə′dē)
(vertebrate zoology) A family of tropical snakelike lizards in the suborder Sauria.
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IN BRIEF: n. - Worm lizards.
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Amphisbaenidae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae Gray, 1865 |
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The Amphisbaenidae are a family of amphisbaenians, commonly known as worm lizards. They are found in North and South America, some Caribbean islands, and in sub-Saharan Africa. One deep branching and somewhat aberrant genus, Blanus, is native to Europe, and may represent a distinct family.[1]
Members of the family are limbless, burrowing, lizard-like reptiles with a carnivorous diet. Some species have spade-like heads, while others have a narrow crest.[1]
Genera
There are over 120 species in the family, grouped into seventeen genera:
- Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758
- Ancylocranium Scortecci, 1930
- Anops Bell, 1833
- Aulura Barbour, 1914
- Baikia Gray, 1865
- Blanus Vandelli, 1797
- Bronia Wiegmann, 1828
- Cercolophia Strauch, 1881
- Chirindia Boulenger, 1907
- Cynisca Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Dalophia Gray, 1865
- Geocalamus Günther, 1880
- Leposternon Hemprich, 1820
- Loveridgea Tornier, 1899
- Mesobaena Mertens, 1925
- Monopeltis Smith, 1848
- Zygaspis Peters, 1854
References
- ^ a b Gans, Carl (1998). Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 216. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
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