Amphisbaena camura

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

Syntypes (2): USNM 5860 (2 specimens), collected by T.J. Paige.

Type locality: “Paraguay”.

Cope, E.D. 1862. Catalogue of the Reptiles obtained during the Explorations of the Parana, Paraguay, Vermejo and Uraguay Rivers, by Capt. Thos. J. Page, U. S. N.; and of those procured by Lieut. N. Michler, U. S. Top. Eng., Commander of the Expedition conducting the Survey of the Atrato River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 346–359. BHL Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena camura. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 September 2018.
Scott, N., Carreira, S. & Cacciali, P. 2016. IUCN: Amphisbaena camura (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T63487978A63487986. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T63487978A63487986.en

English: Crooked Worm Lizard