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Bipes canaliculatus (Four-toed worm lizard)

Reptilia - Bipedidae

Taxonomy
Bipes canaliculatus was named by Bonnaterre (1789). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Bipes canaliculatus Bonnaterre

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
infraorderAmphisbaeniaGray 1844
—Amphisbaeniformes
familyBipedidaeTaylor 1951
genusBipesBonnaterre 1789
speciescanaliculatusBonnaterre 1789

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bipes canaliculatus Bonnaterre 1789 [Four-toed worm lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialinfrao
Diet: insectivoreinfrao
Created: 2005-09-16 14:12:18
Modified: 2005-09-16 16:12:18
Source: infrao = infraorder, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Pianka and Vitt 2003, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available