Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Cadeidae Genus Cadea Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Amphisbaenia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Cadea, Scaled reptiles, Anolis jubar, Leiocephalus cubensis, Anolis homolechis | ||
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.
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