Anelytropsis
| Anelytropsis | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Dibamidae |
| Genus: | Anelytropsis Cope, 1885 |
| Species: | A. papillosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anelytropsis papillosus Cope, 1885 | |
Anelytropsis papillosus, or Mexican blind lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Dibamidae, and the only species in the genus Anelytropsis.[2] It is endemic to Mexico.[1][2] They look like Amphisbaenia, but are in fact, only distantly related.[3]
References
- 1 2 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. & Ponce-Campos, P. (2007). "Anelytropsis papillosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T64016A12735885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64016A12735885.en. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- 1 2 Anelytropsis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 November 2017.
- ↑ Reeder, T. W.; Townsend, T. M.; Mulcahy, D. G.; Noonan, B. P.; Wood, P. L.; Sites, J. W.; Wiens, J. J. (2015). "Integrated analyses resolve conflicts over squamate reptile phylogeny and reveal unexpected placements for fossil taxa". PLoS ONE. 10 (3): e0118199. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118199. PMC 4372529. PMID 25803280.
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