| Amphisbaena hoogmoedi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| 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.
Etymology
The specific name, hoogmoedi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Marinus Steven Hoogmoed.
Geographic range
A. hoogmoedi is found in the state of Pará, Brazil.
Description
Medium-sized for an amphisbaenid, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. hoogmoedi is 29.1 cm (11.5 in).
References
- ^ 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". Zootaxa 4420 (4): 451–474. (Amphisbaena hoogmoedi, new species).
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| Amphisbaena hoogmoedi | |
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- Amphisbaena (lizard)
- Amphisbaenians of Brazil
- Endemic reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles described in 2018
- Taxa named by Elaine C.S. Oliveira
- Taxa named by Wilian Vaz-Silva
- Taxa named by Alfredo P. Santos Jr.
- Taxa named by Roberta Graboski
- Taxa named by Mauro Teixeira Jr.
- Taxa named by Francisco Dal Vechio
- Taxa named by Síria Ribeiro
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