Biology:Shielded worm lizard

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of lizard

Shielded worm lizard
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Leposternon
Species:
L. scutigerum
Binomial name
Leposternon scutigerum
Hemprich, 1820

The shielded worm lizard (Leposternon scutigerum) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Brazil .[2]

References

  1. Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes Faria, R., Recoder, R., D'Ávila, R., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2021). "Leposternon scutigerum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176241A159254400. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176241/159254400. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Leposternon scutigerum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Wikidata ☰ Q58206871 entry