Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Published in

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Reptilia

order

Squamata

family

Amphisbaenidae

genus

Amphisbaena

species

Amphisbaena alba

Name

Synonyms

Amphisbaena alba var. dissectas Cope, 1885

Amphisbaena alba var. radiatas Cope, 1885

Amphisbaena beniensis Cope, 1885

Amphisbaena flavescens Wied, 1825

Amphisbaena rosea Shaw & Nodder, 1791

Homonyms

Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758

Common names

Red Worm Lizard in English

Witte wormhagedis in language.

Bibliographic References

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