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Leposternon polystegum (DUMÉRIL, 1851)

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Bahia Worm Lizard
Portuguese: Cobra-de-Duas-Cabeças, Cobra-Cega 
SynonymLepidosternon polystegum DUMÉRIL 1851: 149
Lepidosternon grayii GRAY 1865: 375
Leposternon polystegoides SCHMIDT 1936
Leposternon polystegum — GANS 1971: 406
Leposternon polystegum — VANZOLINI 1976
Leposternon polystegum — RODRIGUES 2003
Leposternon polystegum — GANS 2005: 33
Amphisbaena polystegum — MOTT & VIEITES 2009
Amphisbaena polystega — GOMES & MACIEL 2012
Amphisbaena polystega — VECHIO et al. 2013
Leposternon polystegum — RIBEIRO et al. 2018 
DistributionBrazil (Para, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Piaui)

Type locality: ‘‘Bahia’’, Brazil.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 3124 (by monotypy)
Holotype: CAS 49866 [polystegoides] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4102 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Greek polys (πολύς), many + Greek stegos (στέγος), roof. (DUMÉRIL 1851, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
References
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