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Roze's worm lizard
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. rozei
Binomial name
Amphisbaena rozei
Lancini, 1963

Roze's worm lizard (Amphisbaena rozei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, rozei, is in honor of Latvian-born American herpetologist Janis Roze.

Geographic range

A. rozei is found in Bolívar state, Venezuela.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. rozei is forest.

Description

A. rozei has four precloacal pores. The dorsal surface of the tail is covered by strong tubercles.

Reproduction

A. rozei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Amphisbaena rozei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T67606920A67607137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67606920A67607137.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, 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. (Amphisbaena rozei, p. 228).
  3. ^ Amphisbaena rozei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Costa HC, Señaris JC, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Zaher H, Garcia PCA (2018). "Redescription of the rare South American worm lizard Amphisbaena rozei (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 39 (1): 21–30.
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena rozei, p. 19).
  • Lancini AR (1963). "Una nueva espécie del género Amphisbaena (Sauria: Amphisbaenidae) de Venezuela ". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Caracas, Zoología 6: 1–3. (Amphisbaena rozei, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.


Taxon identifiers
Amphisbaena rozei


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