Amphisbaena heathi

Amphisbaena heathi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. heathi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena heathi
K.P. Schmidt, 1936[1]

Amphisbaena heathi, also known as Heath's worm lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, heathi, is in honor of American malacologist Harold Heath.[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Brazil in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena heathi, p. 119.)

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