Species

Baikia africana

Baikia africana · described by GRAY 1865

Red Worm Lizard, a close relative of Baikia africana — Pictured: Red Worm Lizard, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Diogo B. Provete, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Baikia africana
First described: GRAY 1865
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Baikia

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

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