Amphisbaena arenicola

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 arenicola

Name

Amphisbaena arenicola Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019

• Holotype: UFRGS 5892, collected by Tobias S. Kunz.
• Type locality: “Praia dos Ingleses, municipality of Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil (27°26’S, 48°23’O)”.

References

Primary references

• Perez, R. & Borges-Martins, M. 2019. Integrative taxonomy of small worm lizards from Southern South America, with description of three new species (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 283: 124–141. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2019.09.007 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena arenicola. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 April 2023.