Cadea (lizard)

Cadea
Cadea palirostrata. Side view of head of type specimen (No. 2717, AMNH)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Superfamily: Lacertoidea
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Cadeidae
Vidal & Hedges, 2007
Genus: Cadea
Gray, 1844
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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.

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Further reading

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  • 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).
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