Amphisbaena roberti
Amphisbaena roberti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. roberti |
Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Amphisbaena roberti is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, roberti, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]A. roberti is found in Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo) and Paraguay.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Amphisbaena roberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ 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. (Cercolophia roberti, p. 223).
Further reading
[edit]- Gans C (1964). "The South American species of Amphisbaena with a vertically keeled tail (Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae)". Senckenbergiana biologica 45 (3/5): 387–416. (Amphisbaena roberti, new species).
- Mott T, Vieites DR (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics reveals extreme morphological homoplasy in Brazilian worm lizards challenging current taxonomy". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 (2): 190–200.
- Vanzolini PE (1992). "Cercolophia, a new genus for the species of Amphisbaenia with a terminal vertical keel on the tail (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 37 (27): 401–412. (Cercolophia roberti, new combination).