Spotted amphisbaena

The spotted amphisbaena (Cadea blanoides) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Cadeidae. This species is endemic to the island of Cuba.[2]

Spotted amphisbaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cadeidae
Genus: Cadea
Species:
C. blanoides
Binomial name
Cadea blanoides
Stejneger, 1916
Synonyms
  • Amphisbaena punctata (Bell, 1827)
  • Amphisbaena blanoides (Stejneger, 1916)

References
  1. Fong, A. 2017. Cadea blanoides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T74875182A75171351. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74875182A75171351.en. Downloaded on 05 April 2019.
  2. Cadea blanoides - Reptile Database
  • Stejneger, 1916: Notes on amphisbaenian nomenclature. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Vol. 29, p. 85 (full text).


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