Dalophia pistillum

Dalophia pistillum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Dalophia
Species: Dalophia pistillum

Name

• Dalophia pistillum (Boettger, 1895)

Syntypes (3): SMF 11833 (formerly 5455 2a).

Type locality: “Sambesi [=Zambesi], Ostafrika”.

Combinations

• Monopeltis pistillum Boettger, 1895: 62 [original combination]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Dalophia pistillum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Pestle-Tailed Worm Lizard