Mesobaena

Mesobaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Mesobaena Mertens, 1925
Species
Two, see text.

Mesobaena is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

Two species are placed in this genus.

• Mesobaena huebneri Mertens, 1925 – Inirida worm lizard
• Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Rocha & Pereira, 2009

References

Further reading

Wikispecies has information related to Mesobaena.

• Cole CJ, Gans C (1987). "Chromosomes of Bipes, Mesobaena, and other Amphisbaenians (Reptilia), with Comments on their Evolution". American Museum Novitates (2869): 1–9.
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Mesobaena, p. 24).
• Mertens R (1925). "Eine neue Eidechsengattung aus der Familie der Leposterniden ". Senckenbergiana 7 (5): 170–171. (Mesobaena, new genus; M. huebneri, new species). (in German).