Hoge's worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. hogei
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena hogei
Vanzolini, 1950
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hoge's worm lizard (Amphisbaena hogei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, hogei, is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge. [3]
A. hogei is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. hogei is forest. [1]
A small species, A. hogei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.4 cm (5.3 in). [1] It has 177–191 body annuli and 15–19 tail annuli. [2] It is brown dorsally, and it is paler ventrally. [2]
A. hogei is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
Hoge's worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. hogei
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena hogei
Vanzolini, 1950
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Hoge's worm lizard (Amphisbaena hogei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil. [2]
The specific name, hogei, is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge. [3]
A. hogei is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. hogei is forest. [1]
A small species, A. hogei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.4 cm (5.3 in). [1] It has 177–191 body annuli and 15–19 tail annuli. [2] It is brown dorsally, and it is paler ventrally. [2]
A. hogei is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]