Amphisbaena (genus)
| Amphisbaena | |
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| Amphisbaena alba | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Anops, Aporarchus, Aulura, Bronia, Cadea, Cephalopeltis, Cercolophia, Cynisca, Diphalus, Lepidosternon, Leposternon, Ophioproctus, Rhinoblanus, Sarea[1][2] | |
Amphisbaena is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as the worm lizards. Over 100 species are placed in this diverse genus.
Species
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.
- Amphisbaena absaberi (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)
- Amphisbaena acrobeles (Ribeiro, Castro-Mello & Nogueira, 2009)
- Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, 1758 - white worm lizard
- Amphisbaena albocingulata Boettger, 1885
- Amphisbaena amazonica Vanzolini, 1951
- Amphisbaena anaemariae Vanzolini, 1997
- Amphisbaena angustifrons Cope, 1861
- Amphisbaena anomala (Barbour, 1914)
- Amphisbaena arda Rodrigues, 2003
- Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991
- Amphisbaena bahiana Vanzolini, 1964
- Amphisbaena bakeri Stejneger, 1904 - Baker's worm lizard
- Amphisbaena barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962
- Amphisbaena bassleri Vanzolini, 1951
- Amphisbaena bedai (Vanzolini, 1991)
- Amphisbaena bilabialatus (Stimson, 1972)
- Amphisbaena bolivica Mertens, 1929
- Amphisbaena borelli Peracca, 1897
- Amphisbaena brasiliana (Gray, 1865)
- Amphisbaena brevis Strüssmann & Mott, 2009
- Amphisbaena caeca Cuvier, 1829 - Puerto Rican worm lizard
- Amphisbaena camura Cope, 1862
- Amphisbaena carlgansi Thomas & Hedges, 1998
- Amphisbaena carli Pinna et al., 2010
- Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965
- Amphisbaena caudalis Cochran, 1928
- Amphisbaena cayemite Thomas & Hedges, 2006
- Amphisbaena cegei Montero, Sáfadez & Álvarez, 1997
- Amphisbaena cerradensis (Ribeiro, Vaz-Silva & Santos, 2008)
- Amphisbaena crisae Vanzolini, 1997
- Amphisbaena cubana Gundlach & W. Peters, 1879
- Amphisbaena cuiabana (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)
- Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991
- Amphisbaena darwinii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 - Darwin's worm lizard
- Amphisbaena dubia L. Müller, 1924
- Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861)
- Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991
- Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 - black and white amphisbaenian
- Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans & Alexander, 1962
- Amphisbaena gracilis Strauch, 1881
- Amphisbaena hastata Vanzolini, 1991
- Amphisbaena heathi K. Schmidt, 1936
- Amphisbaena heterozonata Burmeister, 1861
- Amphisbaena hiata Montero & Céspedez, 2002
- Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950
- Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas, 1965
- Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade & Lima, 2003
- Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991
- Amphisbaena infraorbitale (Berthold, 1859)
- Amphisbaena innocens Weinland, 1862
- Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833)
- Amphisbaena kisteumacheri (Porto, Soares & Caramaschi, 2000)
- Amphisbaena kraoh (Vanzolini, 1971)
- Amphisbaena leali Thomas & Hedges, 2006
- Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964
- Amphisbaena leucocephala W. Peters, 1878
- Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996
- Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914
- Amphisbaena maranhensis Gomes & Maciel, 2012
- Amphisbaena maximus (Ribeiro et al., 2011)
- Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers, 1977
- Amphisbaena mensae Castro-Mello, 2000
Amphisbaena mertensii
- Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881
- Amphisbaena microcephalum (Wagler, 1824)
- Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971
- Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923
- Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1966
- Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed, 1988
- Amphisbaena neglecta Dunn & Piatt, 1936
- Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966
- Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope, 1876
- Amphisbaena octostegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
- Amphisbaena pericensis Noble, 1921
- Amphisbaena plumbea Gray, 1872
- Amphisbaena polygrammica F. Werner, 1900
- Amphisbaena polystegum (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
- Amphisbaena pretrei A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
- Amphisbaena prunicolor (Cope, 1885)
- Amphisbaena ridleyi Boulenger, 1890 - Ridley's worm lizard or Noronha worm lizard
- Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964
- Amphisbaena rozei Lancini, 1963
- Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
- Amphisbaena saxosa (Castro-Mello, 2003)
- Amphisbaena schmidti Gans, 1964 - Schmidt's worm lizard
- Amphisbaena scutegirum Hemprich, 1820
- Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902
- Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907
- Amphisbaena slevini K. Schmidt, 1938
- Amphisbaena spurelli Boulenger, 1915
- Amphisbaena steindachneri Strauch, 1881
- Amphisbaena stejnegeri Ruthven, 1922
- Amphisbaena supernumeraria Mott, Rodrigues & dos Santos, 2009
- Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995
- Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911
- Amphisbaena trachura Cope, 1885
- Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971
- Amphisbaena uroxena Mott et al., 2008
- Amphisbaena vanzolinii Gans, 1963
- Amphisbaena varia Laurenti, 1768
- Amphisbaena vermicularis Wagler, 1824
- Amphisbaena wiedi Vanzolini, 1951
- Amphisbaena wuchereri (W. Peters, 1879)
- Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966 - Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard[2]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena.
Etymology
The specific names, carlgansi, carli, and cegei, are all in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans (1923-2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.[3][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Boulenger, G.A. 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. (Genus "Amphisbæna", p. 435.)
- 1 2 3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 50; A. carlgansi, p. 97).
Further reading
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- Gans, C. 2005. Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World. Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1-130.
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Genus "Amphisbæna", p. 229.)
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