Friday, 8 May 2015

Creature 220: Bipes biporus

A weird mole-worm-lizard
Description:
You may have heard of Bipes biporus under the name of Mexican mole lizard.

If you are wondering what it is, I assure you it is a lizard. It just looks like a weird worm. They grow up to 24 cm in length and live underground feeding of subterranean insects like ants. They occasionally make trips to the surface after heavy rain.


Distribution:
Mexican mole lizards are endemic to the Californian peninsula,  Mexico.

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Family: Bipedidae
Genus: Bipes
Species: Bipes biporus

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