Genus of lizards
Ophiodes is a genus of South American legless lizards in the family Diploglossidae.[1]
Species
Ophiodes contains six species.[1]
- Ophiodes enso Entiauspe-Neto, Quintela, Regnet, Teixeira, Silveira & Loebmann, 2017
- Ophiodes fragilis (Raddi, 1820) – fragile worm lizard
- Ophiodes intermedius Boulenger, 1894
- Ophiodes luciae Cacciali & Scott, 2015 – Lucy’s worm lizard
- Ophiodes striatus (Spix, 1824) – striped worm lizard
- Ophiodes vertebralis Bocourt, 1881 – jointed worm lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ophiodes.
References
Further reading
- Wagler [JG] (1828). "Auszüge aus seinem Systema Amphibiorum ". Isis von Oken 21: 740–744. (Ophiodes, new genus, p. 740). (in German).
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