Species

Mesobaena rhachicephala

Mesobaena rhachicephala · described by HOOGMOED, PINTO, DA ROCHA & PEREIRA 2009

Red Worm Lizard, a close relative of Mesobaena rhachicephala — 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: Mesobaena rhachicephala
First described: HOOGMOED, PINTO, DA ROCHA & PEREIRA 2009
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Lizards (Sauria)
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Mesobaena

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

Where it sits on the tree