Amphisbaena steindachneri

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Amphisbaena steindachneri
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. steindachneri
Binomial name
Amphisbaena steindachneri
Strauch, 1881
Synonyms [2]
  • Amphisbaena steindachneri
    Strauch, 1881
  • Rhinoblanus oxyrhynchus
    Strauch, 1881
  • Cercolophia steindachneri
    Dirksen & De la Riva, 2000
  • Amphisbaena steindachneri
    Mott & Vieites, 2009

Amphisbaena steindachneri is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.

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Etymology

The specific name, steindachneri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Franz Steindachner. [3]

Geographic range

A. steindachneri is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. steindachneri is savanna. [1]

Reproduction

A. steindachneri is oviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Aparicio J, Avila-Pires TCS, Gonzales L, Perez P, Montero R, Nogueira C (2019). "Amphisbaena steindachneri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T50956365A50956368. https://dx.doi.org/IUCN.UK.2019- 2.RLTS.T50956365A50956368.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Amphisbaena steindachneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Boelens, 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. (Cercolophia steindachneri, p. 252).

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