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Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Bell, T. [Descriptions of] two reptiles [and] the types of two genera hitherto undescribed. Characters of two new genera of reptiles.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Amphisbaenidae
genus
Amphisbaena
species
Amphisbaena kingii

Name

Synonyms
Amphisbaena galeata Wiegmann, 1834
Anops kingi Bell, 1833
Homonyms
Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833)
Common names
Anfisbena de quilla in Spanish
Anfisbena-de-Crista in Portuguese
Anfisbena-de-Crista in Portuguese
Cobra-Cega in Portuguese
Cobra-Cega in Portuguese
Cobra-cega in Portuguese
Cobra-de-Duas-Cabeças in Portuguese
Cobra-de-Duas-Cabeças in Portuguese
King'in Halkalı Kertenkelesi in Turkish
King's Worm Lizard in English
King's Worm Lizard in English
King's Worm Lizard in English
Pampas-ormeøgle in Danish
Амфисбена Кинга in Russian
King's Worm Lizard in English
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