Biology:Bipes (lizard)
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Short description: Genus of lizards
| Bipes | |
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| Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Bipedidae |
| Genus: | Bipes Latreille, 1801 |
| Species | |
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Bipes biporus (Cope, 1894) | |
Bipes is a genus of amphisbaenians found only in Mexico, the sole living member of the family Bipedidae.[2] They are carnivorous, burrowing reptiles, but unlike other species of amphisbaenians, they possess two stubby forelimbs placed far forward on the body.[3] They also retain an almost complete pectoral girdle.[4] The shovel-like limbs are used to scrape away soil while burrowing, in a manner similar to a mole.[5] Evidence for their occurrence in the United States is reviewed by Somma (1993).
References
- ↑ ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
- ↑ Longrich, Nicholas R.; Vinther, Jakob; Pyron, R. Alexander; Pisani, Davide; Gauthier, Jacques A. (2015). "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1806): 20143034. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.3034. PMID 25833855.
- ↑ "5 Amazing Creatures You May Find While Adventuring". What am I doing online?. http://www.whatamidoingonline.com/2012/09/21/10-amazing-creatures-find-adventuring/.
- ↑ Westphal, Natascha; Mahlow, Kristin; Head, Jason James; Müller, Johannes (2019-01-10). "Pectoral myology of limb-reduced worm lizards (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) suggests decoupling of the musculoskeletal system during the evolution of body elongation". BMC Evolutionary Biology 19 (1): 16. doi:10.1186/s12862-018-1303-1. PMID 30630409.
- ↑ Gans C (1998). Cogger HG. ed. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 0-12-178560-2.
Further reading
- Latreille PA (1801). In: Sonnini CS, Latreiile PA (1801). Histoire naturelle des reptiles, avec figures desinées d'après nature; Tome II. Premiere partie. Quadrupèdes et bipèdes ovipares. Paris: Crapalet. 332 pp. (Bipes, pp. 90–96.)
- Taylor EH (1951). "Concerning Oligocene Amphisbaenid Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 34 (9): 521–579. (Bipedidae, p. 522.)
- Somma, Louis A. (1993). "Do Worm Lizards Occur in Nebraska?" Nebraska Herpetological Newsletter 12 (2): 1–10
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q39713 entry
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