Taxonomy Profile: Bachia heteropa (Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein 1856)

Bachia heteropa: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Bachia heteropa heteropa
Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein 1856
Chalcides heteropus
Lichtenstein and Martens in Lichtenstein 1856
Common Name(s):
LaGuaira Bachia []
Worm Lizard []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bachia heteropa: 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 : Autarchoglossa
Family : Gymnophthalmidae
Spectacled Lizards |
Genus : Bachia
Species : Bachia heteropa
LaGuaira Bachia |
Worm Lizard |
Bachia heteropa Direct Children(s):
Bachia heteropa: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Bachia heteropa
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Bachia heteropa
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Bachia heteropa
Source:
Reptile Database (Nov 2021)
Acquired:
2021-12-12
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021
Reference for:
Bachia heteropa
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Peters, J. A., and R. Donoso-Barros
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1986-01-01 / 1986-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Lizards and Amphisbaenians - Part 2. Revised edition with new material by P. E. Vanzolini
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata
Page(s):
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Bachia heteropa
Bachia heteropa: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Bachia heteropa: Comments