Rhineura floridana

Rhineura floridana

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Rhineuridae
Genus: Rhineura
Species:
R. floridana
Binomial name
Rhineura floridana
(Baird, 1858)
Synonyms[3]
  • Lepidosternon floridanum
    Baird, 1858
  • Rhineura floridana
    — Garman, 1883

Rhineura floridana, known commonly as the Florida worm lizard,[4] graveyard snake,[5] or thunderworm, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Rhineuridae. The species is the only extant member of the genus Rhineura,[6][7] and is found primarily in Florida but has been recorded in Lanier County, Georgia.[1] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Rhineura floridana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64219A12754148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64219A12754148.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Rhineura floridana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ Goin CJ, Goin OB, Zug GR (1978). Introduction to Herpetology, Third Edition. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xi + 378 pp. ISBN 0-7167-0020-4. (Rhineura floridana, p. 277, Figure 15-2).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDB genus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Rhineura". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 February 2022.