Worm Lizard
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
partially or entirely limbless burrowing lizard of the family Amphisbaenidae. All worm lizards lack hind limbs and most species lack forelimbs as well.
Worm Lizard
The Rhineuridae are a monotypic family of worm lizards created for the monotypic genus, Rhineura, which was created for the species Rhineura floridana ...
Florida Worm Lizard photographs
The Florida Worm Lizard, Rhineura floridana, is found in dry upland areas throughout the peninsula south to Highlands County. Its scales arranged in rings make it look much like a large (11") pale or pink earthworm.
Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana)
No photo of the Florida Worm Lizard available.
Iberian Worm Lizard - Europe's Only Amphisbaenian
Enter the supersensory, subterranean world of the amphisbaenian, Blanus cinereus, a fascinating and little-known reptile that is neither snake nor lizard.
Palearctic worm lizards
Checkerboard worm lizard (Trogonophis wiegmanni)
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Zarudnyi's worm lizard (Diplometopon zarudnyi)
Information on Zarudnyi's worm lizard is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos ...
1991. Lizards and Worm Lizards - Sauria and Amphisbaenia. Pp. 1606-1608 in M Corliss Pearl, ed. Reptiles and Amphibians, Vol. 9, 1 Edition. Lakeville, CT: Grey Castle Press.
Note: In traditional classification, the Squamata order had three suborders: Lacertilia containing the lizards, Serpentes containing the snakes, and Amphisbaenia containing the worm lizards.
Cranial anatomy of the worm lizard Rhineura hatcherii (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Journal of Morphology 264:1-33.
Ketcham, R. A., and W. D. Carlson. 2001.
Crocodilia (crocodiles, gavials, caimans, and alligators): 23 species
Sphenodontia (tuataras from New Zealand): 2 species
Squamata (lizards, snakes, and worm lizards): approximately 9,150 species ...
Other diapsids include dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and the squamates, a group that encompasses modern lizards, snakes and worm lizards. Crocodilians are subdivided into three groups: gharials, crocodiles and alligators.
 See also: Worm, Lizard, Reptile, Snake, Diver
  
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