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Amphisbaena bakeri

Amphisbaena bakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. bakeri
Binomial name
Amphisbaena bakeri
Stejneger, 1904

Amphisbaena bakeri, known commonly as Baker's worm lizard , is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae.

A. bakeri is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.

The specific name, bakeri, is in honor of Arthur B. Baker, a zoologist with the United States Fish Commission in Puerto Rico, who collected the type specimen.



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