Rhineura
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| Rhineura Temporal range: Miocene – Recent | |
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| Florida worm lizard (Rhineura floridana) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Rhineuridae |
| Genus: | Rhineura Cope, 1861 |
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Rhineura is a genus of worm lizard endemic to North America. The genus has only one extant species[1][2] but more are known from fossil record.[3] They are also known as the North American worm lizards.[2]