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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.
Amphisbaenidae
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Typical Worm Lizards
Eigentliche Doppelschleichen
Egentlige Ormeøgler
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Contents:
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16 genera of which 4 (25.0%) are endemic | 0% 100%
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196 species of which 138 (70.4%) are endemic | 0% 100%
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Remarks:
Previously included the genera Bipes, Blanus, Cadea, and Rhineura, now placed in the separate families Bipedidae, Blanidae, Cadeidae, and Rhineuridae, respectively.
Distribution:
West Indies, Panama, South America, Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Argentina,
Benin,
Bolivia,
Botswana,
Brazil,
British Virgin Islands,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Colombia,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Cuba,
Dominican Republic,
Ecuador,
Equatorial Guinea,
Eswatini,
French Guiana,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana,
Haiti,
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Panama,
Paraguay,
Peru,
Puerto Rico,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa,
Surinam,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Trinidad & Tobago,
U.S. Virgin Islands,
Uruguay,
Venezuela,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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