Amphisbaena sanctaeritae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. sanctaeritae
Binomial name
Amphisbaena sanctaeritae
Vanzolini, 1994

Amphisbaena sanctaeritae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, sanctaeritae, refers to the type locality, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.[1][2]

Geographic range

A. sanctaeritae is found in the Brazilian State of São Paulo.[2]

Reproduction

A. sanctaeritae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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 sanctaeritae, p. 257).
  2. ^ a b c Amphisbaena sanctaeritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

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