Mexican mole lizard

The Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus), also commonly known as the five-toed worm lizard, or simply as Bipes, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Bipedidae. The species is endemic to the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of three species of amphisbaenians that have legs.

Mexican mole lizard
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Bipedidae
Genus: Bipes
Species:
B. biporus
Binomial name
Bipes biporus
(Cope, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Euchirotes biporus
    Cope, 1894
  • Euchirotes diporus [sic]
    Cope, 1896
    (ex errore)
  • Bipes biporus
    Stebbins, 1985