Leposternon

Leposternon is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 11 species are placed in this genus.

Leposternon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Leposternon
Wagler, 1824
Species

11, see text.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Leposternon bagual Ribeiro, Santos & Zaher, 2015
  • Leposternon cerradensis Ribeiro, Vazsilva & Santos, 2008
  • Leposternon infraorbitale (Berthold, 1859) – Berthold's worm lizard
  • Leposternon kisteumacheri Porto, Soares & Caramaschi, 2000
  • Leposternon maximus Ribeiro, Nogueira, Cintra, da Silva & Zaher, 2011
  • Leposternon microcephalum Wagler, 1824 – smallhead worm lizard
  • Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Lima-Silveira & Santos, 2018
  • Leposternon octostegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Duméril's worm lizard
  • Leposternon polystegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Bahia worm lizard
  • Leposternon scutigerum (Hemprich), 1820 – shielded worm lizard
  • Leposternon wuchereri (W. Peters, 1879) – Wucherer's worm lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Leposternon.

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References
  1. Genus Leposternon at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130.
  • Wagler J (1824). In: Spix J (1824). Serpentum Brasiliensum species novae ou histoire naturelle des espèces nouvelles de serpens, recueillies et observées pendant le voyage dans l'intérieur du Brésil dans les années 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, exécuté par ordre de sa Majesté le Roi de Baviére. Munich: F.S. Hübschmann. viii + 75 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Leposternon, new genus, p. 70). (in Latin and French).


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