American legless lizard


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

Classification

The following species of Anniella are recognized:Anniella alexanderae Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Temblor legless lizardAnniella campi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern Sierra legless lizard Anniella geronimensis Shaw, 1940 – Baja California legless lizardAnniella grinnelli Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – Bakersfield legless lizard Anniella pulchra Gray 1852 – California legless lizardAnniella stebbinsi Pappenfuss & Parham, 2013 – southern California legless lizard