Bipedidae

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Bipedidae
Temporal range: Early
Ma
Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Bipedidae
Taylor, 1951
Genera

†Anniealexandria
Bipes

Bipedidae is a

Blanidae, which includes the living genus Blanus.[1][2]

Bipedidae are very small, usually ranging from 120 to 240 mm. They lack external hind limbs and are the only amphisbaenians with well-developed fossorial front limbs, which each include five claws.[3] They have a short tail that does not regenerate if lost. They use their blunt head for burrowing by ramming it into the soil, and usually prey on arthropods.[4]

References

  1. ^ Pough, F. Harvey (2016). Herpetology (Fourth ed.). Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates Inc. pp. 134–135.
  2. PMID 25833855
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  3. hdl:2152/116238
    . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. OCLC 839312807
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