The shielded worm lizard (Leposternon scutigerum) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Brazil.[2]
| Shielded worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Leposternon |
| Species: | L. scutigerum
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| Binomial name | |
| Leposternon scutigerum Hemprich, 1820
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References
edit- ^ Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S.T., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes Faria, R., Recoder, R., D'Ávila, R., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. (2021). "Leposternon scutigerum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176241A159254400. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Leposternon scutigerum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
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