Cadea (lizard)
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Cadeidae
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| Cadea palirostrata. Side view of head of type specimen (No. 2717, AMNH) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
.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
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