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Rhineura floridana (North American worm lizard)
Taxonomy
Lepidosternum floridana was named by Baird (1858). It is extant. It is the type species of Rhineura.
It was recombined as Rhineura floridana by Cope (1861), Cope (1875), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Yatkola (1976) and Maddox and Wall (1998).
It was recombined as Rhineura floridana by Cope (1861), Cope (1875), Hay (1902), Hay (1930), Yatkola (1976) and Maddox and Wall (1998).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Lepidosternum floridana Baird |
| 1861 | Rhineura floridana Cope |
| 1875 | Rhineura floridana Cope p. 44 |
| 1902 | Rhineura floridana Hay p. 476 |
| 1930 | Rhineura floridana Hay p. 250 |
| 1976 | Rhineura floridana Yatkola p. 647 |
| 1998 | Rhineura floridana Maddox and Wall p. 6 |
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Rhineura floridana Baird 1858 [North American worm lizard]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available