Checkerboard Worm Lizard

Checkerboard Worm Lizard

Taxobox
name = Checkerboard Worm Lizard


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Trogonophidae
genus = "Trogonophis"
species = "T. wiegmanni"
binomial = "Trogonophis wiegmanni"
binomial_authority = Kaup, 1830
synonyms = The Checkerboard Worm Lizard ("Trogonophis wiegmanni") is a species of reptile in the Trogonophidae family. It is monotypic within the genus "Trogonophis".It is found in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, sandy shores, arable land, and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* Miras, J.A.M., Joger, U., Pleguezuelos, J. &Slimani, T. 2005. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/61589/all Trogonophis wiegmanni] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 29 July 2007.


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