Biology:West African worm lizard

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Short description: Species of amphisbaenian

West African worm lizard
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
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

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