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Anniellidae
Anniellidae (shovel-snouted legless lizards; order Squamata, suborder Sauria) A family of limbless, burrowing lizards that inhabit sandy ground. The head is wedge-shaped with a countersunk lower jaw, small eyes with lids, and no tympanic membrane. The scales are smooth. The diet consists mainly of insect larvae. There are two species, both found only in California.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Anniellidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Anniellidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Anniellidae.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Anniellidae." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Anniellidae.html |
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legless lizards
legless lizards See AMPHISBAENIDAE; ANGUIDAE; ANNIELLIDAE; CORDYLIDAE; FEYLINIIDAE; PYGOPODIDAE; SCINCIDAE; TEIIDAE.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "legless lizards." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "legless lizards." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-leglesslizards.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "legless lizards." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-leglesslizards.html |
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