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General | ||
| Reptile Database - Amphisbaenidae | ||
| Amphisbaenians are limbless squamates whose pectoral and pelvic girdles have been significantly reduced or are absent. Usually they have a distinctly annulated pattern of scutellation and rather short tails. This site is maintained by Peter Uetz, J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), formerly The Institute of Genomic Research (TIGR), at 9704 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850. http://www.reptile-database.org/ | ||
Natural History | ||
| Animals of The Florida Scrub | ||
| Not a lizard, not a snake, and certainly not a worm, the peculiar Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana) is a burrower that occurs only in dry habitats in central Florida. http://www.floridata.com/tracks/scrub/animals/rhi_flor.htm | ||
Researchers | ||
| Function of Squamate Epidermatoglyphics | ||
| Squamate epidermatoglyphics are proposed to function as an aid in capture, dispersal and retention of pheromones. Hobart M. Smith, David Duvall, Brent M. Graves,
Richard E. Jones and David Chiszar
http://herpetology.com/1phs30.html | ||
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