Amphisbaena cunhai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. cunhai
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena cunhai Hoogmoed & Ávila-Pires, 1991
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Amphisbaena cunhai is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]
The specific name, cunhai, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha.[3]
A. cunhai is found in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Rondônia.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. cunhai is forest, but it is also found in cultivated areas that were previously forest.[1]
A. cunhai is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]