• Source: Leposternon

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




Species


The following species are recognized as being valid.

Leposternon bagual Ribeiro, Santos Jr. & Zaher, 2015
Leposternon cerradensis Ribeiro, Vaz-Silva & Santos Jr., 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, Silveira & Santos Jr., 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.




References






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).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Leposternon
• Leposternon maximus
• Leposternon microcephalum
• Leposternon mineiro
• Leposternon kisteumacheri
• Amphisbaenidae
• Leposternon bagual
• Leposternon cerradensis
• Wucherer's worm lizard
• Bahia worm lizard