Rhineura
Sign in to saveRhineura is a genus of worm lizard endemic to North America. The genus has only one extant species but more are known from fossil record. They are also known as the North American worm lizards.
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It is catalogued under topics including Amphisbaenia, Reptile genera with one living species and Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhineuridae
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Rhineura
- taxon common name
- Florida Worm Lizard
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Rhineura is a genus of worm lizard endemic to North America. The genus has only one extant species but more are known from fossil record. They are also known as the North American worm lizards.
==History== This genus has a fossil record dating back to at least the Early Miocene, although if Protorhineura hatcherii is classified as belonging to Rhineura (as it has in the past), the record extends back well into the Oligocene.
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