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    • Amphisbaenia

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Observer

smherps

Date

Oct 12, 2011
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What

worm lizards Family Amphisbaenidae

Observer

designonze

Date

May 29, 2011
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Description from Wikipedia

The Amphisbaenia (or worm lizards) are a usually legless suborder of squamates closely related to lizards and snakes. As many species possess a pink body coloration and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to earthworms. They are very poorly understood, due to their burrowing lifestyle and general rarity. Most species are found in Africa and South America, with a few in other parts of the world. Little is known of them outside of...

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