The shielded worm lizard (''Leposternon scutigerum'') is a
worm lizard
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...
species in the
family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in
Brazil.
References
Leposternon
Reptiles described in 1820
Taxa named by Wilhelm Hemprich
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Reptiles of Brazil
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