Amphisbaena xera, known commonly as the dry worm lizard, Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, or the North American worm lizard, is a worm lizard species.[2][3] It is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][2]
| Amphisbaena xera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. xera
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966
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Etymology
editThe specific name, xera, which is from Greek via Late Latin, means "dry".[4]
Geographic range
editIt is found in Puerto Rico,[1] both on the main island and also on the offshore Isla de Caja de Muertos.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Joglar, R.; Thomas, R. (2017). "Amphisbaena xera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T74857818A75171336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74857818A75171336.en. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Amphisbaena xera at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Mish, F.C., Editor in Chief. 2004. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam Webster, Incorporated. 39a + 1622 pp. ISBN 0-87779-809-5. ("xer- or xero- comb form, p. 1449.)
Further reading
edit- Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Amphisbaena xera, p. 69.)
- Thomas, R. 1966. Additional Notes on the Amphisbaenids of Greater Puerto Rico. Breviora (249): 1-23. ("Amphisbaena xera new species",
pp. 7–13, Figure 3.)
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