Mesobaena is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. The genus is endemic to South America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Mesobaena Mertens, 1925 |
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Two, see text. | |
Species
editTwo species are placed in this genus.[1]
- Mesobaena huebneri Mertens, 1925 – Inirida worm lizard
- Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Rocha & Pereira, 2009
References
edit- ^ Genus Mesobaena at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Mesobaena.
- Cole CJ, Gans C (1987). "Chromosomes of Bipes, Mesobaena, and other Amphisbaenians (Reptilia), with Comments on their Evolution". American Museum Novitates (2869): 1–9.
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Mesobaena, p. 24).
- Mertens R (1925). "Eine neue Eidechsengattung aus der Familie der Leposterniden ". Senckenbergiana 7 (5): 170–171. (Mesobaena, new genus; M. huebneri, new species). (in German).