†Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Rhineuridae
Alternative combinations: Glyptosaurus anceps, Ototriton anceps
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1871. A communication on some new reptiles and fishes from the Cretaceous and Tertiary formations. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1871:103-105
Belongs to Lestophis according to C. W. Gilmore 1938
See also Gilmore 1928, Hay 1902, Hay 1930 and Marsh 1871
Sister taxa: Lestophis crassus, Limnophis crassus
Type specimen: YPM 520 (vertebra)
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Grizzly Buttes (Eocene of Wyoming)
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