Darwin's ringed worm lizard

Darwin's ringed worm lizard
Museum specimen
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
Synonyms[2]

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.[3]

Description

Darwin's ringed worm lizard may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 cm (14 in).[4]

Distribution and habitat

Darwin's ringed worm lizard is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2] The preferred natural habitat is grassland.[1]

Ecology and behavior

Darwin's ringed worm lizard is fossorial[1] and oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cacciali P, Carreira S, Scott N (2019). "Amphisbaena darwini [sic]". 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. ^ a b c 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 [sic]", 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

Wikispecies has information related to Amphisbaena darwinii.
  • 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 [Volume 5]. 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.


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