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.

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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; Red Worm Lizard in English; Witte wormhagedis in language.

Bibliographic References

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Esqueda,L.F. & La Marca,E. (1999) New Reptilian species records from the Cordillera de Mérida, Andes of Venezuela.: Herpetological Review 30 (4): 238-240
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