Cadea palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata

Dickerson's worm lizard, Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena

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Cadea palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata, also known as Dickerson's worm lizard or the Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Cadeidae, described by herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson in 1913. This species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud (formerly Isle of Pines), an island of western Cuba.

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1. Cadea palirostrata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadea_palirostrata
2. Cadea palirostrata on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/74875405/75171356

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