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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Anniellidae
Bibliography of the genus Anniella
Biodiversity of the genus Anniella








Genus
Anniella

North American Legless Lizards

Nordamerikanische Ringelschleichen

Nordamerikanske Slangeøgler

1852 Anniella Gray (type species: Anniella pulchra Gray 1852)

Contents: 6 species, of which 5 (83.3%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte [incl. Islas Coronados (Isla Coronado Sur)]), USA (California).

Anniella alexanderae

Temblor Range Legless Lizard

Temblor-Ringelschleiche

Temblor-slangeøgle

2013 Anniella alexanderae Papenfuss & Parham

Distribution: USA (California).


Anniella campi

Southern Sierra Legless Lizard, Big Spring Legless Lizard

Kalifornische Gebirgs-Ringelschleiche

Bjergslangeøgle

2013 Anniella campi Papenfuss & Parham

Distribution: USA (California).


Anniella geronimensis

Baja California Legless Lizard, Geronimo Legless Lizard

Geronimo-Ringelschleiche

Mexicansk Slangeøgle

1940 Anniella geronimensis Shaw

Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte).


Anniella grinnelli

Bakersfield Legless Lizard

Bakersfield-Ringelschleiche

Bakersfield-slangeøgle

2013 Anniella grinnelli Papenfuss & Parham

Distribution: USA (California).


Anniella pulchra

Northern California Legless Lizard, (California Legless Lizard)

Nordkalifornische Ringelschleiche

Nordcalifornisk Slangeøgle

1852 Anniella pulchra Gray
1885 Anniella nigra Fischer (Wermuth 1969)
Anniella pulchra nigra Klauber 1940
1887 Anniella texana Boulenger (Smith & Taylor 1950)
1983 Anniella nigra argentea Hunt [nomen rejectum] (ICZN (1993): Opinion 1735)

Other common names:
nigra: Black Legless Lizard
pulchra: Silvery Legless Lizard
Remarks: Records from southernmost California and Mexico refer to stebbinsi (Papenfuss & Parham 2013).
Distribution: USA (California).


Anniella stebbinsi

Southern California Legless Lizard, San Diegan Legless Lizard

Südkalifornische Ringelschleiche

Sydcalifornisk Slangeøgle

2013 Anniella stebbinsi Papenfuss & Parham

Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte [incl. Islas Coronados (Isla Coronado Sur)]), USA (California).