Amphisbaena

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, “a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both sides, both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, I go”) === Proper noun === Amphisbaena f A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order, Amphisbaenia - suborder, Amphisbaenidae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Amphisbaena fuliginosa - type species; for other species see Amphisbaena on WikispeciesWikispecies or Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia . === References === Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Amphisbaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Amphisbaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons