Dalophia
Dalophia is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Six species are placed in this genus.[1]
| Dalophia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Dalophia Gray, 1865 |
| Species | |
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Six species (see text) | |
Species
There are six recognized species:[1]
- Dalophia angolensis Gans, 1976
- Dalophia ellenbergeri (Angel, 1920)
- Dalophia gigantea (Peracca, 1903)
- Dalophia longicauda (F. Werner, 1915)
- Dalophia luluae (de Witte & Laurent, 1942)
- Dalophia pistillum (Boettger, 1895) - pestle-tailed worm lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dalophia.
References
- Dalophia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 September 2018.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Dalophia |
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130.
- Gray JE (1865). "A Revision of the Genera and Species of Amphisbænians, with the Descriptions of some New Species now in the Collection of the British Museum". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1865: 442–455. (Dalophia, new genus, pp. 454-455).
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