Amphisbaena roberti

Amphisbaena roberti is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Amphisbaena roberti
Scientific classification
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
    Gans, 1964
  • Cercolophia roberti
    — Vanzolini, 1992
  • Amphisbaena roberti
    — Mott & Vieites, 2009

Etymology

The specific name, roberti, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]

Geographic range

A. roberti is found in Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo) and Paraguay.[1]

Reproduction

A. roberti is oviparous.[1]

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References
  1. Amphisbaena roberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  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. (Cercolophia roberti, p. 223).

Further reading
  • 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).



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