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This category has only the following subcategory. ... Pages in category "Amphisbaenians" ... The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amphisbaenians
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amphisbaenians
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A page about reptiles ... The amphisbaenians or "worm lizards" are the third suborder of the squamata. A bit strange; amphisbaenians have features that link them to both lizards and snakes, yet have enough of their own derived features to leave them as a separate suborder.
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reptilis.net/amphisbaenia/overview.html
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Amphisbaenians, Lizards, and Snakes (Squamata) ... Amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes (Order Squamata) together make up a group of reptiles that are characterized by having skin that is covered with scales. Squamata also possess highly mobile quadrate bones.
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animals.about.com/od/lizardsandsnakes/p/squamata.htm
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Amphisbaenians, also known as "worm lizards," are part of the taxon Squamata. Like other squamates (i.e., lizards and snakes) amphisbaenians have elongated bodies, skin that sheds in large fragments, a pair of hemipenes (male copu...
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=111...
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THE KEEPING AND MAINTENANCE OF AMPHISBAENIANS ... Amphisbaenians are perhaps the least known of the reptiles, even more obscure than the tuatara. They are also known as "worm lizards", and constitute a suborder of their own within the Order Squamata (the lizards and snakes), but in appearance and structure are actually...
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www.cyberlizard.plus.com/amphisb1.html
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Amphisbaenians are sometimes still called "worm lizards", although they are neither worms nor lizards. Nevertheless this old name for them had some truth in it, since these animals are closely related to lizards and snakes and often have the appearance of large, stocky earthworms, sometimes with tiny pin-point eyes.
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www.cyberlizard.plus.com/euro_amphis.html
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Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Reptilia: Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenians, Worm lizards ... Higher taxa: Life Vertebrata Reptilia ... IDnature guide: Groups_Vertebrata...
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www.discoverlife.org/mp/20o?search=Amphisbaenia
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Amphisbaenians are legless reptiles that differ significantly from other vertebrate lineages. Most species dig underground galleries of similar diameter to that of the animal.
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jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/207/14/2433
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Reptile is an animal that has dry, scaly skin and breathes by means of lungs. There are about 8,000 species of reptiles, and they make up one of the classes of vertebrates (animals that have a backbone). Reptiles include alligators, amphisbaenians, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tuataras, and turtles.
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www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/reptile...
www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/reptiles
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