Amphisbaena fenestrata

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Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena fenestrata

Name

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  • Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861)

Holotype: USNM 11715.

Type locality: “in the West Indian Islands of St. Thomas and Santa Cruz”, restricted to “St. Thomas, Virgins Islands”, by Gans & Alexander (1962: 131).

Combinations

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  • Diphalus fenestratus Cope, 1861: 76 [original combination]
  • Amphisbaena fenestrataStrauch, 1881: 364 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

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Lectotype: ZMUC R-449. [designated by Gans & Alexander (1962: 131)]

Type locality: “St. Thomas og St. Jan”, restricted to “St. John, Virgin Islands”, by Gans & Alexander (1962: 131)

Paralectotypes (2): ZMUC R-4411; ZMB 4346. [designated by Gans & Alexander (1962: 131)]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Cope's Worm Lizard