Carvalho worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. carvalhoi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena carvalhoi
Gans, 1965

The Carvalho worm lizard (Amphisbaena carvalhoi), also known commonly as Carvalho's worm lizard,[2] is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho, who collected the type specimen.[3][2]

Geographic range

A. carvalhoi is found in northeastern Brazil in the state of Pernambuco.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. carvalhoi is shrubland.[1] The holotype of A. carvalhoi was collected at an altitude of 1,035 m (3,396 ft).[4]

Description

A. carvalhoi may attain a total length (including tail) of 24.5 cm (9.6 in).[1]

Reproduction

A. carvalhoi is oviparous.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Amphisbaena carvalhoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75159757A75159771.pt. Accessed on 21 January 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. 1 2 Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, p. 49).
  3. ↑ Gans C (1965), p. 615.
  4. 1 2 3 Species Amphisbaena carvalhoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Gans C (1965). "On Amphisbaena heathi Schmidt and A. carvalhoi, new species, small forms from the northeast of Brazil (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences, Fourth Series 31 (23): 613–630. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, new species, pp. 625–630 + Figures 7–12).
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, p. 12).
  • Vanzolini PE (1974). "Ecological and geographical distribution of lizards in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (Sauria). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 28 (4): 61-90.
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Pap. Avul. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.



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