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Amphisbaena
Taxonomy
Amphisbaena was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Amphisbaenidae by Frank and Ramus (1996), Gans and Montero (1998).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenidae by Frank and Ramus (1996), Gans and Montero (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Amphisbaena Linnaeus p. 229 |
| 1996 | Amphisbaena Frank and Ramus |
| 1998 | Amphisbaena Gans and Montero p. 13 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Amphisbaena Linnaeus 1758
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Amphisbaena alba Linneaus 1758 [Red worm lizard]
†Amphisbaena braestrupi Gans and Montero 1998
Amphisbaena caeca Cuvier 1829 [Blind worm lizard]
Amphisbaena cubana Gundlach and Peters 1878 [Cuban worm lizard]
Amphisbaena darwini Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [Darwin's ringed worm lizard]
Amphisbaena fenestrata Cope 1861 [Cope's worm lizard]
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linneaus 1758 [Speckled worm lizard]
Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans and Alexander 1962 [Gonave worm lizard]
Amphisbaena innocens Weinland 1862 [Innocent worm lizard]
†Amphisbaena laurenti Gans and Montero 1998
Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler 1824 [Wagler's worm lizard]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Pianka and Vitt 2003, Behler and King 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | A. braestrupi, A. laurenti (63430) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | A. sp. (85142) | |
| Holocene | Brazil | A. ridleyi (195071) |