Amphisbaena fenestrata

Amphisbaena fenestrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. fenestrata
Binomial name
Amphisbaena fenestrata
(Cope, 1861)[1]
Synonyms

Amphisbaena fenestrata, known commonly as the Virgin Islands worm lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in the Virgin Island on the following islands: St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola, Great Camanoe, and Virgin Gorda.[2]

References

  1. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. 1 2 Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Amphisbaena fenestrata, p. 167.)
  3. "Amphisbaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 20, 2010.

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