Leposternon Wagler 1824

Leposternon is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards, even though they are not lizards. 11 species are placed in this genus.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Leposternon bagual Ribeiro, Santos & Zaher, 2015
• Leposternon cerradensis Ribeiro, Vazsilva & Santos, 2008
• Leposternon infraorbitale (Berthold, 1859) – Berthold's worm lizard
• Leposternon kisteumacheri Porto, Soares & Caramaschi, 2000
• Leposternon maximus Ribeiro, Nogueira, Cintra, da Silva & Zaher, 2011
• Leposternon microcephalum Wagler, 1824 – smallhead worm lizard
• Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Lima-Silveira & Santos, 2018
• Leposternon octostegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Duméril's worm lizard
• Leposternon polystegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Bahia worm lizard
• Leposternon scutigerum (Hemprich), 1820 – shielded worm lizard
• Leposternon wuchereri (W. Peters, 1879) – Wucherer's worm lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Leposternon.

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