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Amphisbaena fuliginosa  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1125439

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Speckled Worm Lizard [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAmphisbaenia  – Worm Lizards, Amphisbaenians  
                               FamilyAmphisbaenidae Gray, 1865 – Tropical Worm Lizards, Amphisbaenids  
                                  GenusAmphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 – Tropical Worm Lizards  
                                     SpeciesAmphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 – Speckled Worm Lizard  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Subspecies Amphisbaena fuliginosa amazonica Vanzolini, 1951  
                                        Subspecies Amphisbaena fuliginosa bassleri Vanzolini, 1951  
                                        Subspecies Amphisbaena fuliginosa fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758  
                                        Subspecies Amphisbaena fuliginosa varia Laurenti, 1768  
                                        Subspecies Amphisbaena fuliginosa wiedi Vanzolini, 1951  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz  
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Amphisbaena fuliginosa    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2020), website (version Dec-2019)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2020) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org   
  Reference for: Amphisbaena fuliginosa   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    South America  
       
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