Mexican mole lizard

Mexican mole lizard
Scientific classification
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

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.