| Leposternon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Leposternon Wagler, 1824 |
| Species | |
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11, see text. | |
Leposternon is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 11 species are placed in this genus.
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.
References
- ^ Genus Leposternon at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
| Wikispecies has information related to Leposternon |
- 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, exécut�� 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).