West African worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: |
Baikia Gray, 1865 |
Species: | B. africana
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Binomial name | |
Baikia africana
Gray, 1845
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The West African worm lizard (Baikia africana) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.
B. africana is the only species in the genus Baikia. [2]
West African worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: |
Baikia Gray, 1865 |
Species: | B. africana
|
Binomial name | |
Baikia africana
Gray, 1845
|
The West African worm lizard (Baikia africana) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.
B. africana is the only species in the genus Baikia. [2]