Amphisbaena schmidti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata
Subordo: Lacertoidea
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena schmidti

Name

Amphisbaena schmidti Gans, 1964: 3

  • Holotype: MCZ 73115, ♀, collected by M.J. Yelez, Jr. on 21 February 1960.
  • Type locality: “Orilla (cuneta) Carretera Cano (P.R. road 113), Municipio de Isabela, Puerto Rico”.

References

Primary references

  • Gans, C. 1964. Amphisbaena schmidti, a third species of the genus from Puerto Rico (Amphisbaena: Reptilia). Breviora 198: 1–11. BHL

Vernacular names

  • English: Schmidt's Worm Lizard