Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Cadeidae Bibliography of the genus Cadea Biodiversity of the genus Cadea Genus Cadea Cuban Worm Lizards Kubanischer Doppelschleichen Cubanske Ormeøgler 1844 Cadea Gray (type species: Amphisbaena punctata Bell 1827) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously included in the family Amphisbaenidae. Regarded as a synonym of Amphisbaena by Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee (1996), but as a valid genus by other authors (e.g., Kearney 2003; Gans 2005). Hedges & Vidal (in Hedges & Kumar 2009) placed Cadea in a separate family, Cadeidae, containing only the genus Cadea. This has been followed in most works since (e.g., Mott & Vieites 2009). Distribution: Cuba (incl. Isla de la Juventud). Cadea blanoides Cuban Spotted Worm Lizard, (Isla de Pinos Worm Lizard) Kubanische Gefleckte Doppelschleiche Cubansk Plettet Ormeøgle 1827 Amphisbaena punctata Bell [not Amphisbaena punctata Wied 1825] 1916 Cadea blanoides Stejneger [substitute name for Amphisbaena punctata Bell 1827] Amphisbaena blanoides Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996 Distribution: Cuba (incl. Isla de la Juventud). Cadea palirostrata Cuban Sharp-nosed Worm Lizard, (Dickerson's Worm Lizard) Kubanische Spitznasen-Doppelschleiche Cubansk Spidssnudet Ormeøgle 1916 Cadea palirostrata Dickerson Amphisbaena palirostrata Powell, Henderson, Adler & Dundee 1996 Distribution: Cuba (Isla de la Juventud).