18. Raccoon and Worm Lizard

Weird Animal Facts: Explicit

What's in a name? Well, based on the history of the raccoon's scientific name we are somewhat accurate by calling the raccoon a trash panda! But raccoons are much cooler then pandas. And they are much better at surviving. We will find out what the hands of the raccoon has to do with their name and learn why the raccoon washes their food (and its not for the reason you think).
The other animal of today's episode is the worm lizard, or Amphisbaenia (if you want to be specific). And we will learn what exactly a worm lizard is. I'll give you a hint; REPTILE! But not a lizard. It kind of looks like one of the cute puppets from the Labyrinth. And we get a bit explicit when we talk about the worm lizard's sex life and how they reproduce. We also sing the taxonomy song A LOT!!
'Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species!'
Here are the impossible scientific names:
Raccoon: Procyon lotor
Mexican Mole Lizard: Bipes biporus
Florida Worm Lizard: Rhineura floridana
Iberian Worm Lizard: Blanus cinereus
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