Cadea palirostrata, also known as Dickerson's worm lizard or the Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Cadeidae, described by herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson in 1913. This species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud (formerly Isle of Pines), an island of western Cuba.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cadeidae |
| Genus: | Cadea |
| Species: | C. palirostrata
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| Cadea palirostrata Dickerson, 1916
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Amphisbaena palirostrata | |
References
edit- ^ Fong, A. (2017). "Cadea palirostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T74875405A75171356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74875405A75171356.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Cadea palirostrata - Reptile Database
- ^ Dickerson, Mary C. (1916). "Description of a new amphisbaenian collected by the late Dr. Charles M. Mead in 1911, on the Isle of Pines, Cuba". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 35: 659–662.
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