Louisamphisbaena Auge 2012 (worm lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Blanidae

Full reference: M. L. Auge. 2012. Amphisbaenians from the European Eocene: a biogeographical review. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 92(4):425-443

Parent taxon: Blanidae according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2015

See also Auge 2012

Sister taxa: Blanosaurus, Cuvieribaena

Subtaxa: Louisamphisbaena ferox

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Type: Louisamphisbaena ferox

Ecology: fossorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Grisolles (Eocene of France)

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