Puerto Rican Worm lizard

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Puerto Rican Worm Lizard

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. caeca
Binomial name
Amphisbaena caeca
Cuvier, 1829

The Puerto Rican Worm lizard (Amphisbaena caeca) is a species of worm lizard endemic to Puerto Rico. These animals are vermicular reptiles that live under logs, rocks and dirt. Other species of Amphisbaena exist in the Caribbean such as Amphisbaena schmiditi, Amphisbaena xera, Amphisbaena fenestrata, Cadea blanoides and Amphisbaena bakeri.

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