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Amphisbaenidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Amphisbaenidae

Name

Homonyms
Amphisbaenidae
Common names
Amphisbaenids in English
Amphisbaenids in English
Anfisbenas in Spanish
Egentlige Ormeøgler in Danish
Eigentliche Doppelschleichen in German
Halkalıkertenkelegiller in Turkish
Tropical Worm Lizards in English
Tropical Worm Lizards in English
Tropical Worm Lizards in English
Typical Worm Lizards in English
Wurmakkedisse in Afrikaans
aitomatoliskot in Finnish
dvouplazovití in Czech
worm lizard in English
worm lizard in English
Амфисбеновые in Russian
سحالي دودية نموذجية in Arabic
กิ้งก่าหนอนสามัญ in Thai
蚓蜥科 in Chinese

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  4. Kearney, Maureen, 2003: Systematics of the Amphisbaenia (Lepidosauria: Squamata) based on morphological evidence from recent and fossil forms. Herpetological Monographs, vol. 17, no. 1. 1-74.
  5. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
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