- /æmfɪsˈbiːniə/ (called
amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a
group of
typically legless lizards,
comprising over 200
extant species.
Amphisbaenians are characterized...
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species of
amphisbaenian in the
family Bipedidae. The
species is
endemic to the Baja
California Peninsula. It is one of
three species of
amphisbaenians that...
- lizard,
speckled worm
lizard or
spotted worm lizard, is a
species of
amphisbaenian in the
genus Amphisbaena. The
ecology of A. fuliginosa is
poorly known...
- the
class Reptilia,
comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes,
amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and
their extinct relatives. The
study of
these traditional...
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excretions and not males. Very
little is
known about the
origins of
amphisbaenians, and even less for the
Iberian worm lizard.
Phylogenetic analysis of...
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resemble any
other group of lizards.
Recent molecular studies suggest that
amphisbaenians are
grouped with the Lacertidae, in a
group named the Lacertibaenia...
- look
similar to snakes.
These include the slowworm, gl**** snake, and
amphisbaenians.
Unsolved problem in
biology Did
snakes evolve from
burrowing lizards...
- the
dusky worm lizard, and the
infuscate wedge-snouted
amphisbaenian, is a
species of
amphisbaenian in the
family Amphisbaenidae. The
species is indigenous...
- and
Slavoia has been
suggested to be the
oldest known relative of
amphisbaenians. The
structure of the
skull of
Slavoia suggests that it may have had...
- Cape worm lizard, and the
South African shield-snouted
amphisbaenian, is a
species of
amphisbaenian in the
family Amphisbaenidae. The
species is
native to...
