Bipes (lizard)

Bipes is a genus of amphisbaenians (or worm lizards) found only in Mexico, the sole living member of the family Bipedidae.^[2] They are carnivorous, burrowing reptiles, but unlike other species of amphisbaenians, they possess two stubby forelimbs placed far forward on the body.^[3] They also retain an almost complete pectoral girdle.^[4] The shovel-like limbs are used to scrape away soil while burrowing, in a manner similar to a mole.^[5] Evidence for their occurrence in the United States is reviewed by Somma (1993).

Bipes
Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Bipedidae
Genus:	Bipes Latreille, 1801
Species
Bipes biporus (Cope, 1894) Bipes canaliculatus Latreille, 1801 Bipes tridactylus (Dugès, 1894)[1]