Rhineura floridana
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Rhineura floridana, known commonly as the Florida worm lizard,[4] graveyard snake,[5] or thunderworm, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Rhineuridae. The species is the only extant member of the genus Rhineura,[6][7] and is found primarily in Florida but has been recorded in Lanier County, Georgia.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[3][4]
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Rhineura floridana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
Family: | Rhineuridae |
Genus: | Rhineura |
Species: | R. floridana |
Binomial name | |
Rhineura floridana (Baird, 1858) | |
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