Amphisbaenidae

Amphisbaenidae
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–present,
Amphisbaena alba
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Gray, 1865
Genera

12 extant, see text

The Amphisbaenidae (common name: worm lizards) are a family of amphisbaenians, a group of limbless vertebrates.

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