Cadea palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Amphisbaenia
Family: Cadeidae
Genus: Cadea
Species: C. palirostrata
Binomial name
Cadea palirostrata
Dickerson, 1916
Synonyms

Amphisbaena palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata also known as Dickerson's worm lizard or the Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Cadeidae, described by herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson in 1913. This species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud (formerly Isle of Pines), an island of western Cuba.[1][2]

References

  1. Cadea palirostrata - Reptile Database
  2. Dickerson, Mary C. (1916). "Description of a new amphisbaenian collected by the late Dr. Charles M. Mead in 1911, on the Isle of Pines, Cuba". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 35: 659–662.
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