Amphisbaena angustifrons

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena angustifrons

Name

• Amphisbaena angustifrons Cope, 1861: 76

Holotype: ANSP 9690.

Type locality: “Buenos Ayres [=Buenos Aires]”, Argentina.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1861. Remarks on Reptiles (Diphalus; Amphisbaena angustifrons; Loxocemus Cope). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 75–77. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena angustifrons. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 May 2018.
• Montero, R., Cacciali, P., Scott, N., Carreira, S., Moravec, J., Aparicio, J. & Gonzales, L. 2016. IUCN: Amphisbaena angustifrons  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56039121A56039126. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56039121A56039126.en

Vernacular names

English: South American Worm Lizard