Amphisbaena (lizard)

For the mythological creature, see Amphisbaena

Amphisbaena
Amphisbaena alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as the worm lizards. There are over 40 species in this diverse genus.

Selected species

• Amphisbaena alba White Worm Lizard (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amphisbaena anaemariae (Vanzolini, 1997)
• Amphisbaena arda (Rodrigues, 2003)
• Amphisbaena arenaria (Vanzolini, 1991)
• Amphisbaena bakeri Baker's worm lizard (Stejneger, 1904)
• Amphisbaena bolivica (Mertens, 1929)
• Amphisbaena caeca Puerto Rican Worm lizard (Cuvier, 1829)
• Amphisbaena camura (Cope, 1862)
• Amphisbaena carvalhoi (Gans, 1965)
• Amphisbaena crisae (Vanzolini, 1997)
• Amphisbaena cunhai (Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991)
• Amphisbaena darwinii Darwin's Worm lizard (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
• Amphisbaena dubia (L. Müller, 1924)
• Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861)
• Amphisbaena frontalis (Vanzolini, 1991)
• Amphisbaena fuliginosa Black and White Amphisbaenian (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Amphisbaena hastata Vanzolini, 1991
• Amphisbaena heathi Schmidt, 1936
• Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950
• Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade & Lima, 2003
• Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991
• Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964
• Amphisbaena leucocephala Peters, 1878
• Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996
• Amphisbaena mensae Castro-Mello, 2000

Amphisbaena mertensii

• Amphisbaena mertensii (Amphisbaena mertensi), Strauch, 1881
• Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971
• Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923
• Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1966
• Amphisbaena neglecta Dunn & Piatt, 1936
• Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966
• Amphisbaena pretrei Duméril & Bibron, 1839
• Amphisbaena prunicolor Cope, 1885
• Amphisbaena ridleyi Ridley's Worm lizard or Noronha Worm lizard (Boulenger, 1890)
• Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
• Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902
• Amphisbaena slevini Schmidt, 1938
• Amphisbaena schmiditi Schmidt's worm lizard
• Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995
• Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971
• Amphisbaena vanzolinii Gans, 1963
• Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824
• Amphisbaena xera Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard (Thomas, 1966)

References

See also

• List of reptiles of Brazil

External links