Amphisbaena cunhai

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 cunhai

Name

• Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991: 78

Holotype: MPEG 15436, ♂, collected by 'equipe de resgate', in 1989.

Type locality: “Brazil. Rondônia, Cachoeira Samuel, Rio Jamari, E. Porto Velho”.

References

Primary references

• Hoogmoed, M.S. & Ávila-Pires, T.C.S. 1991. A new species of small Amphisbaena (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae) from western Amazonian Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Série Zoologia 7(1): 77–94. handle Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena cunhai. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 August 2018.