Anniellidae, the American legless lizards, is a family containing a single genus, Anniella, with six recognized species found in California and Baja California, including the well known California legless lizard, Anniella pulchra, the rare Baja California legless lizard, Anniella geronimensis, and four further species described in 2013. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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1. American legless lizard (Wikipedia)
Introduction
The family Anniellidae, known as American legless lizards, contains six species in a single genus Anniella: A. pulchra (California legless lizard), the rare A. geronimensis (Baja California legless lizard), and four more discovered in 2013.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
- present tense, six species in genus Anniella
View the SourceWikidata: Anniellidae
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