Amphisbaena metallurga

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 metallurga

Name

• Amphisbaena metallurga Costa, Resende, Teixeira Jr., Dal Vechio & Clemente, 2015: 892

Holotype: FUNED 2943, ♂.

Type locality: “Brazil: Minas Gerais: Conceição do Mato Dentro, semi-deciduous seasonal forest, ca. 18°54’ S, 43°25′ W, 700 m elevation, southern Espinhaço Range”.

References

Primary references

• Costa, H.C., Resende, F.C., Teixeira Jr., M., Dal Vechio, F. & Clemente, C.A. 2015. A new Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from southern Espinhaço Range, southeastern Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 87(2): 891–901. DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201520140088 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amphisbaena metallurga. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2017.