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Amphisbaena
Linnaeus, 1758
(reptile)
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Entity:
Amphisbaenidae (Family) - worm lizards
..Ancylocranium (Genus)
..Baikia (Genus)
..Chirindia (Genus)
..Cynisca (Genus)
..Dalophia (Genus)
..Geocalamus (Genus)
..Loveridgea (Genus)
..Mesobaena (Genus)
..Monopeltis (Genus)
..Zygaspis (Genus)
..Amphisbaena (Genus)
....Amphisbaena absaberi (Species)
....Amphisbaena acrobeles (Species)
....Amphisbaena alba (Species)
....Amphisbaena albocingulata (Species)
....Amphisbaena amazonica (Species)
....Amphisbaena anaemariae (Species)
....Amphisbaena angustifrons (Species)
....Amphisbaena anomala (Species)
....Amphisbaena arda (Species)
....Amphisbaena arenaria (Species)
....Amphisbaena bagual (Species)
....Amphisbaena bahiana (Species)
....Amphisbaena bakeri (Species) - Baker's worm lizard
....Amphisbaena barbouri (Species)
....Amphisbaena bassleri (Species)
....Amphisbaena bedai (Species)
....Amphisbaena bilabialata (Species)
....Amphisbaena bolivica (Species)
....Amphisbaena borelli (Species)
....Amphisbaena brasiliana (Species)
....Amphisbaena brevis (Species)
....Amphisbaena caeca (Species) - Puerto Rican worm lizard
....Amphisbaena caiari (Species)
....Amphisbaena camura (Species)
....Amphisbaena carlgansi (Species)
....Amphisbaena carli (Species)
....Amphisbaena carvalhoi (Species)
....Amphisbaena caudalis (Species)
....Amphisbaena cayemite (Species)
....Amphisbaena cegei (Species)
....Amphisbaena cerradensis (Species)
....Amphisbaena crisae (Species)
....Amphisbaena cubana (Species)
....Amphisbaena cuiabana (Species)
....Amphisbaena cunhai (Species)
....Amphisbaena darwinii (Species)
....Amphisbaena dubia (Species)
....Amphisbaena fenestrata (Species) - Virgin Islands worm lizard
....Amphisbaena filiformis (Species)
....Amphisbaena frontalis (Species)
....Amphisbaena fuliginosa (Species)
....Amphisbaena gonavensis (Species)
....Amphisbaena gracilis (Species)
....Amphisbaena hastata (Species)
....Amphisbaena heathi (Species)
....Amphisbaena heterozonata (Species)
....Amphisbaena hiata (Species)
....Amphisbaena hogei (Species)
....Amphisbaena hyporissor (Species)
....Amphisbaena ibijara (Species)
....Amphisbaena ignatiana (Species)
....Amphisbaena infraorbitale (Species)
....Amphisbaena innocens (Species)
....Amphisbaena kingii (Species)
....Amphisbaena kisteumacheri (Species)
....Amphisbaena kraoh (Species)
....Amphisbaena leali (Species)
....Amphisbaena leeseri (Species)
....Amphisbaena leucocephala (Species)
....Amphisbaena littoralis (Species)
....Amphisbaena lumbricalis (Species)
....Amphisbaena manni (Species)
....Amphisbaena maranhensis (Species)
....Amphisbaena maximus (Species)
....Amphisbaena medemi (Species)
....Amphisbaena mensae (Species)
....Amphisbaena mertensii (Species)
....Amphisbaena metallurga (Species)
....Amphisbaena microcephalum (Species)
....Amphisbaena miringoera (Species)
....Amphisbaena mitchelli (Species)
....Amphisbaena munoai (Species)
....Amphisbaena myersi (Species)
....Amphisbaena neglecta (Species)
....Amphisbaena nigricauda (Species)
....Amphisbaena occidentalis (Species)
....Amphisbaena octostegum (Species)
....Amphisbaena pericensis (Species)
....Amphisbaena persephone (Species)
....Amphisbaena plumbea (Species)
....Amphisbaena polygrammica (Species)
....Amphisbaena polystegum (Species)
....Amphisbaena pretrei (Species)
....Amphisbaena prunicolor (Species)
....Amphisbaena ridleyi (Species)
....Amphisbaena roberti (Species)
....Amphisbaena rozei (Species)
....Amphisbaena sanctaeritae (Species)
....Amphisbaena saxosa (Species)
....Amphisbaena schmidti (Species) - Schmidt's worm lizard
....Amphisbaena scutigerum (Species)
....Amphisbaena silvestrii (Species)
....Amphisbaena slateri (Species)
....Amphisbaena slevini (Species)
....Amphisbaena spurelli (Species)
....Amphisbaena steindachneri (Species)
....Amphisbaena stejnegeri (Species)
....Amphisbaena supernumeraria (Species)
....Amphisbaena talisiae (Species)
....Amphisbaena townsendi (Species)
....Amphisbaena trachura (Species)
....Amphisbaena tragorrhectes (Species)
....Amphisbaena uroxena (Species)
....Amphisbaena vanzolinii (Species)
....Amphisbaena varia (Species)
....Amphisbaena vermicularis (Species)
....Amphisbaena wiedi (Species)
....Amphisbaena wuchereri (Species)
....Amphisbaena xera (Species) - North American worm lizard
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1748.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 6)
: 33, 34.
Original name, rank & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 229.
Types
Type of
:
Amphisbaenia
([unranked])
Gray, 1844
Type of
:
Amphisbaenia
(Infraorder)
(Gray, 1844)
Type of
:
Amphisbaenidae
(Family)
Gray, 1825
Ref:
R.A. Pyron et al., 2013
: 46.
[inferred]
Type
:
Amphisbaena fuliginosa
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
P. Uetz et al. (eds.), 2016
: 16 Aug 2016.
Variants
Unavailable name
:
Amphisbaena
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1748
Subsequent spelling
:
Amphisboena
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1798
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Synonyms
Including
:
Anopsibaena
(Genus)
Stejneger, 1916
Including
:
Aulura
(Genus)
Barbour, 1915
Including
:
Bronia
(Genus)
Gray, 1865
Including
:
Cercolophia
(Genus)
Vanzolini, 1992
Including
:
Leposternon
(Genus)
Wagler, 1824
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
echte wormhagedissen
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