The spotted amphisbaena (''Cadea blanoides'') is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
amphisbaenian
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...
in the family
Cadeidae
''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
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island ...
. This species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to the island of
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
.
[''Cadea blanoides'']
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
References
External links
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Stejneger L (1916). "Notes on Amphisbænian Nomenclature". ''Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington'' 29: 85.
full text.
blanoides
Reptiles of Cuba
Endemic fauna of Cuba
Reptiles described in 1916
Taxa named by Leonhard Stejneger
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