Mitchell's worm lizard
| Mitchell's worm lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. mitchelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena mitchelli | |
Mitchell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena mitchelli) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Common names
Common names for Amphisbaena mitchelli in Brazilian Portuguese include cobra-de-duas-cabeças (two-headed snake) and cobra-cega (blind snake).[1]
Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of British zoologist Peter Chalmers Mitchell.[2]
Description
Amphisbaena mitchelli is medium-sized for its genus. It is darker dorsally than it is ventrally. It has 211–220 body annuli, and two oval precoacal pores.[1]
Geographic range
Amphisbaena mitchelli is found in Brazil, in the states of Maranhão and Pará.[1]
Reproduction
Amphisbaena mitchelli is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Species Amphisbaena mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 mitchelli, p. 180).
Further reading
- Gans, Carl (1963). "Notes on Amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 7. Redescription and Redefinition of Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter and Amphisbaena sleveni Schmidt from the Middle and Lower Amazon, Brazil". American Museum Novitates (2127): 1–22.
- Gans, Carl (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena mitchelli, p. 17).
- Paiva, Carolina L.; Oliveira, Henrique J.; Costa, Henrique C. (2023). "Updated distribution map of Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) with a new record in Maranhão, Brazil: Mapa de distribución actualizado de Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter, 1923 (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) con un nuevo registro en Maranhão, Brazil ". Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología. 6 (4): 30–34. (in English and Spanish).
- Procter, Joan B. (1923). "On New and Rare Reptiles from South America". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923: 1061–1067. (Amphisbæna mitchelli, new species, p. 1065).