West African worm lizard
Species of amphisbaenian
West African worm lizard | |
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Conservation status | |
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Baikia Gray, 1865 |
Species: | B. africana |
Binomial name | |
Baikia africana Gray, 1845 |
The West African worm lizard (Baikia africana) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.
Taxonomy
B. africana is the only species in the genus Baikia.[2]
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