Taxonomy Profile: Bipedidae (Taylor 1951)

Bipedidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Two-legged Worm Lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bipedidae: 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 : Bipedidae
Two-legged Worm Lizards |
Bipedidae Direct Children(s):
Bipes
(Latreille in Sonnini and Latreille 1801)
Bipedidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Bipedidae
Source(s):
Source:
Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad
Acquired:
2000-10-07
Notes:
CONABIO: (http://www.conabio.gob.mx/)
Reference for:
Bipedidae
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:
Bipedidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pough, F. H., R. M. Andrews, J. E. Cadle, M. L. Crump, A. H. Savitzky, and K. D. Wells
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-01-01 / 1998-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Herpetology
Page(s):
577
Publisher:
Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Publication Place:
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-13-850876-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bipedidae
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1993-01-29 / 1993-01-29
Article/Chapter Title:
Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17
Page(s):
iv + 73
Publisher:
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Publication Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-911239-42-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bipedidae
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:
Bipedidae
Bipedidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Bipedidae: Comments