Cadea (lizard)
Cadea | |
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Cadea palirostrata. Side view of head of type specimen (No. 2717, AMNH) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Superfamily: | Lacertoidea |
Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
Family: | Cadeidae Vidal & Hedges, 2007 |
Genus: | Cadea Gray, 1844 |
Species | |
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Cadea is a genus of amphisbaenians, commonly known as Cuban keel-headed worm lizards, in the family Cadeidae. Two species are placed in this genus. Both species are endemic to Cuba.
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