Biology:Amphisbaena (lizard)
| Amphisbaena | |
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| Amphisbaena alba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anops, Aporarchus, Aulura, Bronia, Cadea, Cephalopeltis, Cercolophia, Cynisca, Diphalus, Lepidosternon, Ophioproctus, Rhinoblanus, Sarea[1][2] | |
Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards, even though they are not lizards.[citation needed] Over 100 species are placed in this diverse genus.
Species
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.
Etymology
The specific names carlgansi, carli, and cegei are all in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.[3][2]
See also
- List of reptiles of Brazil
- Sineoamphisbaena
References
- ↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II ... Amphisbænidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Genus Amphisbæna, p. 435).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Amphisbaena ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 50; A. carlgansi, p. 97).
Further reading
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130.
- Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Amphisbæna, new genus, p. 229).
Wikidata ☰ Q26187 entry
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