| Mesobaena rhachicephala | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Mesobaena |
| Species: | M. rhachicephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Rocha & Pereira, 2009 | |
Mesobaena rhachicephala is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Brazil.
Geographic range
M. rhachicephala is endemic to the Brazilian state of Pará.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. rhachicephala is forest.
Description
M. rhachicephala may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 25 cm (9.8 in). Dorsally, it is pink anteriorly, brown posteriorly, and dark brown at the tail tip; ventrally, it is cream-colored.
Behavior
M. rhachicephala is terrestrial and fossorial. Specimens have been found at a depth of 30 cm (12 in) in sandy soil.
Reproduction
M. rhachicephala is oviparous.
References
- ^ Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Mesobaena rhachicephala ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44551004A44551007.pt. (in English and Portuguese). Accessed on 06 April 2024.
- ^ Mesobaena rhachicephala at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
- Hoogmoed MS, Pinto RR, Rocha WA, Pereira EG (2009). "A New Species of Mesobaena Mertens, 1925 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Brazilian Guiana, with a Key to the Amphisbaenidae of the Guianan Region". Herpetologica 65 (4): 436–448. (Mesobaena rhachicephala, new species).
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| Mesobaena rhachicephala | |
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