Amphisbaena

See also: amphisbaena and amphisbæna

Translingual

Amphisbaena fuliginosa (type species)

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, “a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both sides, both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, I go”)

Proper noun

Amphisbaena f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order, Amphisbaenia - suborder, Amphisbaenidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Amphisbaena fuliginosa - type species; for other species see Amphisbaena on WikispeciesWikispecies or Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

References

• Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amphisbaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amphisbaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons