Amphisbaena hoogmoedi

Amphisbaena hoogmoedi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. hoogmoedi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, Santos, Graboski, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & Ribeiro, 2018

Amphisbaena hoogmoedi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, hoogmoedi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Marinus Steven Hoogmoed. ^[1]

Geographic range

A. hoogmoedi is found in the state of Pará, Brazil. ^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for an amphisbaenid, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. hoogmoedi is 29.1 cm (11.5 in). ^[1]

References

1. Amphisbaena hoogmoedi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

• Oliveira, Elaine C.S.; Vaz-Silva, Wilian; Santos, Alfredo P., Jr.; Graboski, Roberta; Teixeira, Mauro, Jr.; Dal Vechio, Francisco; Ribeiro Síria (2018). "A new four-pored Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) from Brazilian Amazon". Zootaxa4420 (4): 451–474. (Amphisbaena hoogmoedi, new species).