Cadea palirostrata
| Cadea palirostrata | |
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| Side-view of head | |
| 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 | |
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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
- ↑ Cadea palirostrata - Reptile Database
- ↑ 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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