Amphisbaena darwinii
| Amphisbaena darwinii | |
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| Amphisbaena darwinii. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. darwinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena darwinii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 | |
Amphisbaena darwinii is a species of reptile in the genus Amphisbaena. This species is commonly known as Darwin's worm lizard in English or cobra-cega-comum in Portuguese, and it is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.[1]
Geographic range
References
Further reading
- Duméril, A.M.C., and G. Bibron. 1839. Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. ("Amphisbæna Darwinii", pp. 490-492.)
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