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Darwin's ringed worm lizard

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Species of amphibaenian

Darwin's ringed worm lizard
Museum specimen
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. darwinii
Binomial name
Amphisbaena darwinii
A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Synonyms

Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.

Description

Darwin's ringed worm lizard may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 cm (14 in).

Distribution and habitat

Darwin's ringed worm lizard is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The preferred natural habitat is grassland.

Ecology and behavior

Darwin's ringed worm lizard is fossorial and oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Cacciali P, Carreira S, Scott N (2019). "Amphisbaena darwini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T63488441A63488444.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.
  2. ^ Species Amphisbaena darwinii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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 darwini ", p. 65).
  4. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Amphisbæna darwinii, pp. 442-443).

Further reading

  • Borteiro C, Kolenc F, Verdes JM (2013). "Aggregative behaviour in the fossorial lizard Amphisbaena darwinii (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (1): 57–58.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième . Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna darwinii, new species, pp. 490–492). (in French).
  • Gans C (1966). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3. The small species from southern South America commonly identified as Amphisbaena darwinii ". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 134: 185–260.
Taxon identifiers
Amphisbaena darwini


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