The West African worm lizard (''Baikia africana'') is a
species of
amphisbaenia
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 ...
n in the
family Amphisbaenidae. The species is
endemic to
Nigeria.
Taxonomy
''B. africana'' is the only species in the
genus ''Baikia''.
References
Endemic fauna of Nigeria
Amphisbaenidae
Reptiles described in 1845
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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