Mexican mole lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican mole lizard lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bipes biporus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Bipedidae

Where does the Mexican mole lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican mole lizard in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican mole lizard endangered?

The Mexican mole lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican mole lizard?

The Mexican mole lizard (Bipes biporus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Bipedidae, genus Bipes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican mole lizard (revision 1360708919), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q763055 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).