Amphisbaena borelli
Amphisbaena borelli is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to central South America.
Amphisbaena borelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. borelli |
Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena borelli Peracca, 1897 | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, borelli, is in honor of French-born Italian ornithologist Alfredo Borelli.[3]
Geographic range
A. borelli is found in Argentina (Salta Province) and Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department and Tarija Department).[2]
Description
Dorsally, A. borelli is grayish brown, with each segment being darker in the center. Ventally, it is dirty white, without markings.[4]
Reproduction
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References
- Aguayo R, Aparicio J, Arzamendia V, Embert D, Fitzgerald L, Giraudo A, Gonzales L, Kacoliris F, Montero R, Muñoz A, Pelegrin N, Scrocchi G, Williams J (2016). "Amphisbaena borelli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56039152A56039155. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56039152A56039155.en. Downloaded on 11 March 2019.
- Amphisbaena borelli 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. (Amphisbaena borelli, p. 32).
- Peracca (1897).
Further reading
- Peracca MG (1897). "Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco boliviano e nella Repubblica Argentina. Rettili ed Anfibi ". Bollettino dei Musei di Zoologia ed Anatomia comparata della R[egia]. Università di Torino 12 (274): 1-19. (Amphisbaena borelli, new species, pp. 8-9). (in Italian).
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