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Amphisbaenia (worm lizard)

Reptilia

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Amphisbaenia Gray
1882Annulati Quenstedt p. 155
1940Glyptosaurus walbeckensis Kuhn
1946Amphisbaenia Kuhn p. 61
1966Amphisbaenia Kuhn p. 68
1975Amphisbaenia Seiffert p. 10
1983Amphisbaenia Estes
1985Amphisbaenia Benton p. 157
1988Annulata Carroll
1988Amphisbaenia Estes et al.
1996Amphisbaenia Frank and Ramus
1996Amphisbaenia Gao and Hou p. 590
1998Amphisbaenia Gao and Nessov
2000Amphisbaenia Lee and Caldwell
2003Amphisbaenia Kearney
2005Amphisbaenia Head
2006Amphisbaenia Augé and Rage p. 239
2006Amphisbaenia Smith p. 5
2010Amphisbaenia Böhme p. 26
2013Amphisbaenia Pyron et al.
2015Amphisbaenia Cernansky et al. p. 104
2016Amphisbaenia Georgalis et al.
2016Amphisbaenia Stocker and Kirk

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

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.

Infraor. Amphisbaenia Gray 1844 [worm lizard]
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Unr. Amphisbaeniformes Longrich et al. 2015
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Unr. Amphisbaenidae Gray 1865 [worm lizard]
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G. Amphisbaena Linnaeus 1758
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Amphisbaena alba Linneaus 1758 [Red worm lizard]
Amphisbaena braestrupi Gans and Montero 1998
Amphisbaena caeca Cuvier 1829 [Blind worm lizard]
Amphisbaena cubana Gundlach and Peters 1878 [Cuban worm lizard]
Amphisbaena darwini Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [Darwin's ringed worm lizard]
Amphisbaena fenestrata Cope 1861 [Cope's worm lizard]
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linneaus 1758 [Speckled worm lizard]
Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans and Alexander 1962 [Gonave worm lizard]
Amphisbaena innocens Weinland 1862 [Innocent worm lizard]
Amphisbaena laurenti Gans and Montero 1998
Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler 1824 [Wagler's worm lizard]
G. Ancyclocranium Parker 1942 [Sharp-snouted worm lizards]
G. Anops Bell 1833 [King's worm lizards]
G. Baikia Gray 1865 [West African worm lizards]
G. Blanus Wagler 1830
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Blanus cinereus Vandelli 1797 [Mediterranean worm lizard]
Blanus gracilis Roček 1984
Blanus mendezi Bolet et al. 2014
Blanus strauchi Bedriaga 1884 [Turkish worm lizard]
Blanus thomaskelleri Cernansky et al. 2015
Invalid names: Omoiotyphlops de Rochebrune 1884 [synonym]
G. Bronia Gray 1865 [Brazilian worm lizards]
G. †Campinosaurus Auge 1992
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G. †Listromycter Charig and Gans 1990
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Listromycter leakeyi Charig and Gans 1990
G. †Lophocranion Charig and Gans 1990
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Lophocranion rusingense Charig and Gans 1990
Invalid names: Rhineurinae Vanzolini 1951 [empty]
Fm. Bipedidae Taylor 1951
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G. †Anniealexandria Smith 2009
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Anniealexandria gansi Smith 2009
G. Bipes Bonnaterre 1789 [Two-legged worm lizards]
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Bipes biporus Cope 1894 [Five-toed worm lizard]
Bipes canaliculatus Bonnaterre 1789 [Four-toed worm lizard]
Bipes tridactylus Duges 1894 [Three-toed worm lizard]
Fm. Blanidae Kearney 2003
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G. †Blanosaurus Folie et al. 2013
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Blanosaurus primeocaenus Folie et al. 2013
G. †Cuvieribaena Cernansky et al. 2015
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Cuvieribaena carlgansi Cernansky et al. 2015
G. †Louisamphisbaena Auge 2012
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G. †Todrasaurus Augé and Rage 2006
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Todrasaurus gheerbranti Augé and Rage 2006
Unr. Trogonophidae Gray 1865
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G. †Palaeoblanus Schleich 1988
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Palaeoblanus tobieni Schleich 1988
G. Trogonophis Kaup 1830
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Trogonophis darelbeidae Bailon 2000
Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup 1830 [Checkerboard worm lizard]
Invalid names: Cadeidae Vidal and Hedges 2007 [empty]
Unr. †Chthonophidae Longrich et al. 2015
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G. †Chthonophis Longrich et al. 2015
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Chthonophis subterraneus Longrich et al. 2015
Fm. †Crythiosauridae Vanzolini 1951
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G. †Crythiosaurus Gilmore 1943
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G. †Platyrhachis Cope 1873
G. †Hodzhakulia Nessov 1985
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Hodzhakulia magna Nessov 1985
Fm. †Hyporhinidae Baur 1893
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G. Hyporhina Baur 1893
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Hyporhina antiqua Baur 1893
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Invalid names: Hyporhina galbreathi Taylor 1951 [synonym]
Hyporhina tertia Berman 1972
Fm. †Oligodontosauridae Estes 1975
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G. †Oligodontosaurus Gilmore 1942
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Fm. †Polyodontobaenidae Folie et al. 2013
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G. †Camptognathosaurus Folie et al. 2013
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Camptognathosaurus parisiensis Folie et al. 2013
G. †Polyodontobaena Folie et al. 2013
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Polyodontobaena belgica Folie et al. 2013
Unr. Rhineuroidea Kearney 2003
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G. Aulura Barbour 1914 [Barbour's worm lizards]
Fm. Rhineuridae Vanzolini 1951
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G. †Archaerhineura Longrich et al. 2015
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Archaerhineura mephitis Longrich et al. 2015
G. †Dyticonastis Berman 1976
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Dyticonastis rensbergeri Berman 1976
G. †Hadrorhineura Hembree 2007
G. †Jepsibaena Vanzolini 1951
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Jepsibaena minor Gilmore and Jepsen 1945
G. †Lestophis Marsh 1885
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Lestophis anceps Marsh 1871
Lestophis crassus Marsh 1871
Invalid names: Limnophis Marsh 1871 [replaced]
G. †Macrorhineura Macdonald 1970
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Macrorhineura skinneri Macdonald 1970
G. †Oligorhineura Dickson 1997
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Oligorhineura sternbergii Dickson 1997
G. †Ototriton Loomis 1919
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Ototriton solidus Loomis 1919
G. †Plesiorhineura Sullivan 1985
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Plesiorhineura tsentasi Sullivan 1985
G. †Protorhineura Hembree 2007
G. Rhineura Cope 1861 [worm lizard]
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Rhineura floridana Baird 1858 [North American worm lizard]
Rhineura hatcherii Baur 1893
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Invalid names: Rhineura amblyceps Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura attenuatus Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura coloradoensis Cope 1873 [synonym], Rhineura hibbardi Taylor 1951 [synonym], Rhineura minutus Gilmore 1938 [synonym], Rhineura sternbergii Walker 1932 [synonym], Rhineura wilsoni Taylor 1951 [synonym]
Rhineura marslandensis Yatkola 1976
Rhineura sepultura Holman 1979
Invalid names: Gilmoreia Taylor 1951 [synonym], Pseudorhineura Vanzolini 1951 [synonym]
G. †Solastella Stocker and Kirk 2016
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Solastella cookei Stocker and Kirk 2016
G. †Spathorhynchus Berman 1973
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Spathorhynchus fossorium Berman 1973
Invalid names: Amphisbaenoidea Gray 1865 [empty], Annulati [synonym], Glyptosaurus walbeckensis Kuhn 1940 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. Kearney 2003"Enlarged, median premaxillary tooth; enlarged, azygous orbitosphenoid plate; scales arranged in annular ringsl extensive palatine-ectopterygoid contact closing suborbital fenestra; absence of epipterygoidl and a unique extracolumellar system. (pgs. 47-48)"