Amphisbaena borelli

Amphisbaena borelli
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. borelli
Binomial name
	Amphisbaena borelli; Peracca, 1897
Synonyms
	Amphisbaena borelli; Peracca, 1897; Amphisbaena steindachneri borelli; — Gans, 1964; Leposternon borelli; — Gallardo, 1969; Cercolophia borelli; — Vanzolini, 1992; Amphisbaena borelli; — Mott & Vieites, 2009; Cercolophia borelli; — Avila et al., 2013;

Last updated February 05, 2023

Amphisbaena borelli is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to central South America.

Etymology

The specific name, borelli, is in honor of French-born Italian ornithologist Alfredo Borelli.^[3]

Geographic range

A. borelli is found in Argentina (Salta Province) and Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department and Tarija Department).^[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of A. borelli are forest and savanna.^[1]

Description

Dorsally, A. borelli is grayish brown, with each segment being darker in the center. Ventally, it is dirty white, without markings.^[4]

Reproduction

A. borelli is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Aguayo, R.; Aparicio, J.; Arzamendia, V.; Embert, D.; Fitzgerald, L.; Giraudo, A.; Gonzales, L.; Kacoliris, F.; Montero, R.; Muñoz, A.; Pelegrin, N.; Scrocchi, G.; Williams, J. (2016). "Amphisbaena borelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56039152A56039155. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56039152A56039155.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Amphisbaena borelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena borelli, p. 32).
↑ Peracca (1897).