Taxonomy Profile: Amphisbaenidae (Gray 1865)

Amphisbaenidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Tropical Worm Lizards []
Amphisbaenids []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Amphisbaenidae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Squamata
Amphisbaenians |
Lizards |
Snakes |
amphisbènes |
lézards |
serpents |
Suborder : Amphisbaenia
Worm Lizards |
Amphisbaenians |
Family : Amphisbaenidae
Tropical Worm Lizards |
Amphisbaenids |
Amphisbaenidae Direct Children(s):
Amphisbaena
(Linnaeus 1758)
Ancylocranium
(Parker 1942)
Baikia
(Gray 1865)
Chirindia
(Boulenger 1907)
Cynisca
(Gray 1844)
Dalophia
(Gray 1865)
Geocalamus
(Günther 1880)
Loveridgea
(Vanzolini 1951)
Mesobaena
(Mertens 1925)
Monopeltis
(A Smith 1848)
Zygaspis
(Cope 1885)
Leposternon
(Wagler 1824)
Amphisbaenidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Source:
Reptile Database (2020)
Acquired:
2020-07-23
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Kearney, Maureen
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-08-01 / 2003-08-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Systematics of the Amphisbaenia (Lepidosauria: Squamata) based on morphological evidence from recent and fossil forms
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetological Monographs, vol. 17, no. 1
Page(s):
1-74
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0733-1347
Notes:
doi: 10.1655/0733-1347(2003)017[0001:SOTALB]2.0.CO;2
Reference for:
Amphisbaenidae
Amphisbaenidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Amphisbaenidae: Comments