Amphisbaena cunhai | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. cunhai |
Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991 | |
Amphisbaena cunhai is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, cunhai, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha. [3]
A. cunhai is found in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. cunhai is forest, but it is also found in cultivated areas that were previously forest. [1]
A. cunhai is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]