''Cadea'' is a
genus
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of
amphisbaenians, commonly known as Cuban keel-headed worm lizards, in the
family
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Cadeidae. Two
species
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are placed in this genus. Both species are
endemic
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to
Cuba
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.
Species
*''
Cadea blanoides''
( Stejneger, 1916) – spotted amphisbaena
*''
Cadea palirostrata''
( Dickerson, 1916) – sharp-nosed amphisbaena, Dickerson's worm lizard, Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena
References
Further reading
*
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' (289): 1–130.
*
Gray JE (1844). ''Catalogue of the Tortoises, Crocodiles, and Amphisbænians, in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). viii + 80 pp. (''Cadea'', new genus, pp. 71–72).
External links
Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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