| Angled worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Trogonophidae |
| Genus: | Agamodon |
| Species: | A. anguliceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Agamodon anguliceps | |
The angled worm lizard (Agamodon anguliceps) is a species of reptile in the family Trogonophidae. It is found in Somalia in the Horn of Africa.[1] Markings on specimens of Agamodon anguliceps are mottled as yellowish white with darker brown markings along the side of the lizard.[2] The anatomical skull structure of the angled worm lizard features a short, sharp angle between the occipitoparietal and facial plane region.[2]
References
- 1 2 Agamodon anguliceps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 December 2016.
- 1 2 GANS, CARL (2005). <0001:cabota>2.0.co;2 "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 289 (1): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)289<0001:cabota>2.0.co;2. ISSN 0003-0090. S2CID 86097255.
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