American legless lizard explained

The family Anniellidae, known as American legless lizards, contains six species in a single genus Anniella: A. pulchra, the California legless lizard, the rare A. geronimensis, Baja California legless lizard, and four more discovered in 2013.^[1]

Classification

The following species of Anniella are recognized:

• Anniella alexanderae Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Temblor legless lizard
• Anniella campi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern Sierra legless lizard
• Anniella geronimensis Shaw, 1940 – Baja California legless lizard
• Anniella grinnelli Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Bakersfield legless lizard
• Anniella pulchra Gray 1852 – California legless lizard
• Anniella stebbinsi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern California legless lizard

See also

• Glass lizard

Notes and References

1. News: David Perlman . 4 new species of legless lizard identified . SFGate . 2013-09-18 . 2013-09-20 . 2024-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110085707/https://www.sfgate.com/science/article/4-new-species-of-legless-lizard-identified-4822729.php . live .