Rhineura floridana Baird 1858 (North American worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Alternative combination: Lepidosternum floridana
Belongs to Rhineura according to D. Maddox and W. P. Wall 1998
See also Cope 1875, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Yatkola 1976
Sister taxa: Rhineura hatcherii, Rhineura marslandensis, Rhineura sepultura
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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