Taxonomy Profile: Rhineura (Cope 1861)

Rhineura: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
North American Worm Lizards []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Rhineura: 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 : Rhineuridae
North American Worm Lizards |
Genus : Rhineura
North American Worm Lizards |
Rhineura Direct Children(s):
Rhineura floridana
(Baird 1858)
Rhineura: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Rhineura
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhineura
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:
Rhineura
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gans, Carl
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-03-08 / 2005-03-08
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist and bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the world
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 289
Page(s):
1-130
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0003-0090
Notes:
Reference for:
Rhineura
Rhineura: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Rhineura: Comments