Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to South America.
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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. darwinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena darwinii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
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Etymology
editThe specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.[3]
Description
editDarwin's ringed worm lizard may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 cm (14 in).[4]
Distribution and habitat
editDarwin's ringed worm lizard is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2] The preferred natural habitat is grassland.[1]
Ecology and behavior
editDarwin's ringed worm lizard is fossorial[1] and oviparous.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cacciali P, Carreira S, Scott N (2019). "Amphisbaena darwini [sic]". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T63488441A63488444.en. Accessed on 07 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Species Amphisbaena darwinii 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 darwini [sic]", p. 65).
- ^ Boulenger GA (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. (Amphisbæna darwinii, pp. 442-443).
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Amphisbaena darwinii.
- Borteiro C, Kolenc F, Verdes JM (2013). "Aggregative behaviour in the fossorial lizard Amphisbaena darwinii (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Cuadernos de Herpetología 27 (1): 57–58.
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna darwinii, new species, pp. 490–492). (in French).
- Gans C (1966). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3. The small species from southern South America commonly identified as Amphisbaena darwinii ". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 134: 185–260.
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