Systematics of the Amphisbaenia (Lepidosauria: Squamata) based on morphological evidence from recent and fossil forms

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1-74

  Kearney, Maureen ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenia; Beptilia; Evolution; Morphologs; Phylogeny; Squamata; Systematics; Taxonomy; Worm Lizards

Indexed keywords

AMPHISBAENIA; AMPHISBAENIDAE; BIPEDIDAE; BIPES; BLANUS; DIBAMIDAE; LEPIDOSAURIA; REPTILIA; RHINEURIDAE; SERPENTES; SINEOAMPHISBAENA HEXTABULARIS; SQUAMATA; TEIIDAE; TROGONOPHIDAE;

EID: 0141571538     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1655/0733-1347(2003)017[0001:sotalb]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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