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limbless vertebrates.
There are 12 genera,
containing 183 species.
Amphisbaenids occur in
South America, some
Caribbean islands, Europe, and sub-Saharan...
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Amphisbaenidae diverging more recently.
South American amphisbaenids apparently are
derived from
African amphisbaenids that
rafted across the
Atlantic in the Eocene...
- This is a list of
reptiles which are
found in the U.S.
state of Florida. This list
includes both
native and
introduced species.
Introduced species are...
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after name). 10
species in 4
genera in 1
family Family Amphisbaenidae –
amphisbaenid or
legless lizards, 10
species in 4 genera:
Dalophia gigantea (Peracca...
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vermicular reptiles that live
under logs, rocks, and dirt.
Other species of
Amphisbaenids in the
Caribbean include Amphisbaena bakeri,
Amphisbaena fenestrata...
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items reported include reptiles such as iguanas, tegus, snakes, and
amphisbaenids. In Suriname,
green iguanas (Iguana iguana) can be
important prey source...
- PMID 18238758. Pregill,
Gregory (1984). "Durophagous
Feeding Adaptations in an
Amphisbaenid".
Journal of Herpetology. 18 (2): 186–191. doi:10.2307/1563747. JSTOR 1563747...
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ovoviviparous and
feeds on beetles,
caecilians (burrowing
legless amphibians),
amphisbaenids or worm
lizards (legless lizards),
small fossorial snakes, fish (particularly...
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coral snake feeds heavily on
velvet worms, but also on
small snakes and
amphisbaenids. M.
hemprichii is
found in the
upper Amazon Basin,
Guiana Highlands...
- Marques,
Otavio A. V. (2003). "Do
aglyphous colubrid snakes prey on live
amphisbaenids able to bite?". Phyllomedusa. 2 (2): 113–114. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9079...
