Cadea palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata
	Side-view of head
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cadeidae
Genus:	Cadea
Species:	C. palirostrata
Binomial name
	Cadea palirostrata; Dickerson, 1916
Synonyms
	Amphisbaena palirostrata

Cadea palirostrata, also known as Dickerson's worm lizard or the Cuban sharp-nosed amphisbaena, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Cadeidae, described by herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson in 1913. This species is endemic to Isla de la Juventud (formerly Isle of Pines), an island of western Cuba.[2][3]

References

Fong, A. (2017). "Cadea palirostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T74875405A75171356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74875405A75171356.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Cadea palirostrata - Reptile Database
Dickerson, Mary C. (1916). "Description of a new amphisbaenian collected by the late Dr. Charles M. Mead in 1911, on the Isle of Pines, Cuba". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 35: 659–662.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Fong, A. (2017). "Cadea palirostrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T74875405A75171356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74875405A75171356.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Cadea palirostrata - Reptile Database

[3] Dickerson, Mary C. (1916). "Description of a new amphisbaenian collected by the late Dr. Charles M. Mead in 1911, on the Isle of Pines, Cuba". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 35: 659–662.