Amphisbaenidae
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota Subordo: Lacertoidea |
Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genera (12):
Amphisbaena –
Ancylocranium –
Baikia –
Chirindia –
Cynisca –
Dalophia –
Geocalamus –
Leposternon –
Loveridgea –
Mesobaena –
Monopeltis –
Zygaspis
Name
[edit]Amphisbaenidae Gray, 1865
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Gray, J.E. 1865. A revision of the genera and species of amphisbaenians with the descriptions of some new species now in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 365–377. BHL
Additional references
[edit]- Loveridge, A. 1941. Revision of the African lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 87: 353–451. BHL Reference page.
- Vanzolini, P.E. 1951. A systematic arrangement of the family Amphisbaenidae (Sauria). Herpetologica 7(3): 113–123. JSTOR
- Gans, C. 2005. Checklist and bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the world. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 289: 1–130. hdl: 2246/457
Reference page.
- Mott, T. & Vieites, D.R. 2009. Molecular phylogenetics reveals extreme morphological homoplasy in Brazilian worm lizards challenging current taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51(2): 190–200. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.01.014
Reference page.
- Ribeiro, S., Nogueira, C., Cintra, C.E.D., Silva Jr., N.J. & Zaher, H. 2011. Description of a new pored Leposternon (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. South American Journal of Herpetology 6(3): 177–188. DOI: 10.2994/057.006.0303 Reference page.
- Measey, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2013. A molecular phylogeny for sub-Saharan amphisbaenians. African Journal of Herpetology 62(2): 100–108. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2013.824927
Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Typical Worm Lizards
português do Brasil: Cobras-de-duas-cabeças
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