Inirida worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Mesobaena |
Species: | M. huebneri
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Binomial name | |
Mesobaena huebneri
Mertens, 1925
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The Inirida worm lizard (Mesobaena huebneri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Colombia and Venezuela. [2]
The specific name, huebneri, is in honor of German pioneer photographer George Huebner, who collected the holotype. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of M. huebneri is forest. [1]
M. huebneri is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
M. huebneri is the type species of the genus Mesobaena. [2]
Inirida worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Mesobaena |
Species: | M. huebneri
|
Binomial name | |
Mesobaena huebneri
Mertens, 1925
|
The Inirida worm lizard (Mesobaena huebneri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Colombia and Venezuela. [2]
The specific name, huebneri, is in honor of German pioneer photographer George Huebner, who collected the holotype. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of M. huebneri is forest. [1]
M. huebneri is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
M. huebneri is the type species of the genus Mesobaena. [2]