Family Amphisbaenidae
(worm lizards)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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  Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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  Craniata (craniates)
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  Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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  Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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  Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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  Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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  Amniota (amniotes)
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  Class Reptilia (reptiles)
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  Diapsida (birds, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and relatives)
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  Lepidosauria (amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras)
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  Order Squamata (amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes)
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  Suborder Scleroglossa (geckos, amphisbaenians, skinks, snakes, and relatives)
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  Suborder Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)
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  Family Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
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  Genus Amphisbaena
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  Genus Ancylocranium
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  Genus Anops
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  Genus Aulura
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  Genus Baikia
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  Genus Blanus
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  Genus Bronia
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  Genus Cercolophia
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  Genus Chirindia
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  Genus Cynisca
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  Genus Dalophia
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  Genus Geocalamus
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  Genus Leposternon
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  Genus Loveridgea
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  Genus Mesobaena
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  Genus Monopeltis
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  Genus Zygaspis