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Rio Grande worm lizard

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Rio Grande worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. pretrei
Binomial name
Amphisbaena pretrei

The Rio Grande worm lizard (Amphisbaena pretrei) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, pretrei, is in honor of French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre.[3]

Description

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A. pretrei is reddish brown dorsally, and white ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length of 28 cm (11 in), with a tail 3.4 cm (1.3 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

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A. pretrei is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mott, T. (2010). "Amphisbaena pretrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T176230A7201112. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176230A7201112.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Amphisbaena pretrei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ 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 pretrei, p. 211).
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Amphisbæna pretrii [sic]", pp. 440-441).

Further reading

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  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna pretrei, new species, pp. 486-489). (in French).
  • Gans C (1965). "Redescription of Amphisbaena pretrei Duméril and Bibron and A. leucocephala Peters, with a Discussion of their Relation and Synonymy (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". American Midland Naturalist 74 (2): 387-407.
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130. (Amphisbaena pretrei, p. 18).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351-362.