Taxonomy Profile: Cadeidae (Vidal and Hedges 2007)

Cadeidae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Cuban Worm Lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Cadeidae: 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 : Cadeidae
Cuban Worm Lizards |
Cadeidae Direct Children(s):
Cadea
(Gray 1844)
Cadeidae: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Peter Uetz
Notes:
Associate Professor, CSBC
Reference for:
Cadeidae
Source(s):
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:
Cadeidae
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Vidal, Nicolas, Anna Azvolinsy, Corinne Cruaud, and S. Blair Hedges
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-12-11 / 2007-12-11
Article/Chapter Title:
Origin of tropical American burrowing reptiles by transatlantic rafting
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Biology Letters, vol. 4, no. 1
Page(s):
115-118
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1744-957X
Notes:
doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0531
Reference for:
Cadeidae
Cadeidae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Cadeidae: Comments