Reptilia - Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Amphisbaenidae according to C. Gans and R. Montero 1998
See also Frank and Ramus 1996
Sister taxa: Ancyclocranium, Anops, Baikia, Blanus, Bronia, Campinosaurus, Listromycter, Lophocranion, Rhineurinae
Subtaxa: Amphisbaena alba Amphisbaena braestrupi Amphisbaena caeca Amphisbaena cubana Amphisbaena darwini Amphisbaena fenestrata Amphisbaena fuliginosa Amphisbaena gonavensis Amphisbaena innocens Amphisbaena laurenti Amphisbaena vermicularis
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
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