Name - Leposternon

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1655408 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Leposternon Wagler 1824

• Amphisbaena Linnaeus 1758

• Leposternon Spix & Martius 1823

• Leposternon Wagler in Spix 1824

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Reptilia, Squamata, Amphisbaenidae, Leposternon spp.: distribution extension, new state record, and geographic distribution map.
• Molecular phylogenetics reveals extreme morphological homoplasy in Brazilian worm lizards challenging current taxonomy.
• LEPOSTERNON SP PREDATION.
• REDESCRIPTION OF LEPOSTERNON OCTOSTEGUM (DUMERIL, 1851), WITH AN IDENTIFICATION KEY FOR BRAZILIAN LEPOSTERNON SPECIES, REMARKS ON MERISTIC METHODOLOGY, AND A PROPOSAL FOR PHOLIDOSIS NOMENCLATURE (SQUAMATA: AMPHISBAENIDAE).
• New records of predation interactions between birds and amphisbaenians, and a report of bites by Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae).

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