Amphisbaenidae

Conrad, J. L., 2008, Phylogeny And Systematics Of Squamata (Reptilia) Based On Morphology, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2008 (310), pp. 1-182 : 107

publication ID

0003-0090

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF23879D-D139-FFD0-FF1F-AA1C4F9DD5B4

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Felipe

scientific name

Amphisbaenidae
status

 

Amphisbaenidae + Bipes + Blanus

(figs. 54C, 55C)

DIAGNOSIS: The current analysis recovers two unambiguous synapomorphies joining amphisbaenids, Bipes biporus , and the genus Blanus . These are 91(1) absence of a postfrontal and 252(0) caudal autotomy planes present on the transverse processes.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Amphisbaenidae

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