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{{Short description|Species of amphisbaenian}} |
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|status_ref=<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Chirio, L. |date=2013 |title=''Baikia africana'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T203806A2771556 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203806A2771556.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> |
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|genus=Baikia |
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|parent_authority=[[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1865 |
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The '''West African worm lizard''' (''Baikia africana'') is a [[species]] of [[ |
The '''West African worm lizard''' ('''''Baikia africana''''') is a [[species]] of [[amphisbaenia]]n in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Amphisbaenidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Nigeria]]. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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''B. africana'' is the only species in the [[genus]] '''''Baikia'''''.<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species |genus=Baikia|species=africana|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Nigeria]] |
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[[Category:Amphisbaenidae]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:56, 23 December 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Baikia Gray, 1865 |
| Species: | B. africana
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| Baikia africana Gray, 1845
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The West African worm lizard (Baikia africana) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.
Taxonomy[edit]
B. africana is the only species in the genus Baikia.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Chirio, L. (2013). "Baikia africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203806A2771556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203806A2771556.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Baikia africana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
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