Anniellidae | |
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Anniella pulchra | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Infraorder: | Neoanguimorpha |
Clade: | Diploglossa |
Clade: | Anguioidea |
Family: |
Anniellidae Boulenger, 1885 |
Genus: |
Anniella Gray, 1852 |
Species | |
See text. | |
The family Anniellidae, known as American legless lizards, contains six species in a single genus Anniella: A. pulchra, the California legless lizard, the rare A. geronimensis, Baja California legless lizard, and four more discovered in 2013. [1]
The following species of Anniella are recognized: [2]