Amphisbaena mebengokre

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Amphisbaena mebengokre
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. mebengokre
Binomial name
Amphisbaena mebengokre

Amphisbaena mebengokre is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

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Etymology

The specific name, mebengokre, refers to the Mebêngôkre, an indigenous people of Brazil. [1]

Geographic range

A. mebengokre is found in Goiás state, Brazil. [1]

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