Mitchell's worm lizard

Mitchell's worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. mitchelli
Binomial name
Amphisbaena mitchelli

Mitchell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena mitchelli) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of British zoologist Peter Chalmers Mitchell.[2]

Geographic range

A. mitchelli is found in Brazil, in the states of Maranhão and Pará.[1]

Reproduction

A. mitchelli is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Species Amphisbaena mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  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 mitchelli, p. 180).

Further reading

  • Gans C (1963). "Notes on Amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 7. Redescription and Redefinition of Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter and Amphisbaena sleveni Schmidt from the Middle and Lower Amazon, Brazil". American Museum Novitates (2127): 1-22.
  • Procter JB (1923). "On New and Rare Reptiles from South America". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 1061–1067. (Amphisbæna mitchelli, new species, p. 1065).



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