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Agamodon arabicus ANDERSON, 1901

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Higher TaxaTrogonophidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Arabian Worm Lizard 
SynonymAgamodon arabicus ANDERSON 1901: 140
Agamodon arabicus — GANS 2005: 42 
DistributionYemen

Type locality: ‘‘Al Khaur, Arabia’’ in Abian County, Yemen.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 99.12.13.-52: RR1946.9.1.3. 
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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Anderson, John 1901. A list of the reptiles and batrachians obtained by Mr. A. Blayney Percival in southern Arabia. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1901 (2): 137-152 - get paper here
  • Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here
  • Sindaco, R. & Jeremcenko, V.K. 2008. The reptiles of the Western Palearctic. Edizioni Belvedere, Latina (Italy), 579 pp. - get paper here
 
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