Cadea 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]

Cadea palirostrata
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Cadeidae
Genus:	Cadea
Species:	C. palirostrata
Binomial name
Cadea palirostrata Dickerson, 1916
Synonyms
Amphisbaena palirostrata