Course Wildlife Profile #3: Amphisbaenia “Worm Lizard”

September 11, 20230

Little dude did not want to be outdone by the Fattail so she surfaced about an hour after the pin was placed at Scorpion Hole. Quickly befriended by all around great dude R. Povey. Unique and beautiful animal.

Amphisbaenia /æmfɪsˈbniə/ (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As many species have a pink body and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to earthworms. While the genus Bipes retains forelimbs, all other genera are limbless. Although superficially similar to the snakeslegless lizards, and blind lizards, recent phylogenetic studies suggest that they are most closely related to wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. Amphisbaenians are widely distributed, occurring in North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Western Asia and the Caribbean. Most species are less than 6 inches (15 cm) long.

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