Silvestri's worm lizard | |
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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. silvestrii
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena silvestrii |
Silvestri's worm lizard (Amphisbaena silvestrii) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. [2] The species is endemic to South America.
The specific name, silvestrii, is in honor of Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. [3]
A. silvestrii is found in Bolivia ( department of Santa Cruz), and also in Brazil (state of Mato Grosso). [2]
The preferred natural habitats of A. silvestrii are forest and savanna. [1]
A. silvestrii has two precloacal pores, a character present in only about 20% of species of Amphisbaena. [2]
A. silvestrii is oviparous. [2]
Silvestri's worm lizard | |
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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. silvestrii
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena silvestrii |
Silvestri's worm lizard (Amphisbaena silvestrii) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. [2] The species is endemic to South America.
The specific name, silvestrii, is in honor of Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri. [3]
A. silvestrii is found in Bolivia ( department of Santa Cruz), and also in Brazil (state of Mato Grosso). [2]
The preferred natural habitats of A. silvestrii are forest and savanna. [1]
A. silvestrii has two precloacal pores, a character present in only about 20% of species of Amphisbaena. [2]
A. silvestrii is oviparous. [2]