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Genus of amphisbaenians
Amphisbaena
Amphisbaena alba
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Amphisbaenidae
Genus:
Amphisbaena
Linnaeus ,
1758
Species
See text
Synonyms
Anops , Aporarchus , Aulura , Bronia , Cephalopeltis , Cercolophia , Cynisca , Diphalus , Lepidosternon , Ophioproctus , Rhinoblanus , Sarea
[1]
[2]
Amphisbaena mertensii
Amphisbaena is a
genus in the
family
Amphisbaenidae , commonly known as worm lizards . [
citation needed ] Over 100
species are placed in this diverse genus.
Species
Nota bene : A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena .
Amphisbaena absaberi (
Strüssman &
Carvalho , 2001)
Amphisbaena acangaoba
L. Ribeiro ,
Gomides &
Costa , 2020
Amphisbaena acrobeles (
S. Ribeiro ,
Castro-Mello &
Nogueira , 2009)
Amphisbaena alba
Linnaeus ,
1758 – red worm lizard, white worm lizard, white-bellied worm lizard
Amphisbaena albocingulata
Boettger , 1885
Amphisbaena anaemariae
Vanzolini , 1997
Amphisbaena angustifrons
Cope , 1861 – South American worm lizard
Amphisbaena anomala (
Barbour , 1914) – Barbour's worm lizard
Amphisbaena arda
Rodrigues , 2003
Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991
Amphisbaena arenicola
Perez &
Borges-Martins , 2019
Amphisbaena bahiana Vanzolini, 1964
Amphisbaena bakeri
Stejneger , 1904 – Baker's worm lizard
Amphisbaena barbouri
Gans &
Alexander , 1962 – Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena
Amphisbaena bedai (Vanzolini, 1991)
Amphisbaena bilabialata (
Stimson , 1972)
Amphisbaena bolivica
Mertens , 1929
Amphisbaena borelli
Peracca , 1897
Amphisbaena brasiliana (
Gray , 1865) – Brazilian worm lizard
Amphisbaena brevis Strüssmann &
Mott , 2009
Amphisbaena caeca
Cuvier , 1829 –
Puerto Rican worm lizard, blind worm lizard
Amphisbaena caetitensis
Almeida ,
Freitas ,
M. da Silva ,
Valverde , Rodrigues,
Pires & Mott, 2018
Amphisbaena caiari
Teixeira ,
Dal Vechio ,
Neto & Rodrigues, 2014
Amphisbaena camura Cope, 1862 – crooked worm lizard
Amphisbaena carlgansi
Thomas &
Hedges , 1998 – Cuban pink amphisbaena
Amphisbaena carli
Pinna et al., 2010
Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965 – Carvalho worm lizard
Amphisbaena caudalis
Cochran , 1928 – Cayemite long-tailed amphisbaena
Amphisbaena cayemite Thomas &
Hedges , 2006 – Cayemite short-tailed amphisbaena
Amphisbaena cegei
Montero ,
Sáfadez &
Álvarez , 1997
Amphisbaena crisae Vanzolini, 1997
Amphisbaena cubana
Gundlach &
W. Peters , 1879 – Cuban worm lizard
Amphisbaena cuiabana (Strüssman & Carvalho, 2001)
Amphisbaena cunhai
Hoogmoed &
Ávila-Pires , 1991
Amphisbaena darwinii
A.M.C. Duméril &
Bibron , 1839 –
Darwin's ringed worm lizard
Amphisbaena dubia
L. Müller , 1924 – uncertain worm lizard
Amphisbaena elbakyanae
Torres-Ramírez ,
Angarita-Sierra &
Vargas-Ramírez , 2021
Amphisbaena fenestrata (Cope, 1861) – Cope's worm lizard
Amphisbaena filiformis S. Ribeiro,
Gomes , Rodrigues,
H. da Silva ,
Cintra &
N. da Silva , 2016
Amphisbaena frontalis Vanzolini, 1991
Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus,
1758 – black and white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard, spotted worm lizard
Amphisbaena gonavensis Gans & Alexander, 1962 – Gonâve worm lizard
Amphisbaena gracilis
Strauch , 1881 – slender worm lizard
Amphisbaena hastata Vanzolini, 1991
Amphisbaena heathi
K. Schmidt , 1936 – Heath's worm lizard
Amphisbaena hiata
Montero &
Céspedez , 2002
Amphisbaena hogei Vanzolini, 1950 –
Hoge's worm lizard
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi
Oliveira ,
Vaz-Silva ,
A. Santos ,
Graboski , Teixeira, Dal Vechio & S. Ribeiro, 2018
Amphisbaena hyporissor Thomas, 1965 – Barahona amphisbaena
Amphisbaena ignatiana Vanzolini, 1991
Amphisbaena innocens
Weinland , 1862 – innocent worm lizard
Amphisbaena kingii (
Bell , 1833) – King's worm lizard
Amphisbaena kiriri L. Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa, 2018
Amphisbaena kraoh (Vanzolini, 1971)
Amphisbaena leali Thomas & Hedges, 2006 – Pestel amphisbaena
Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964 – Urucum worm lizard
Amphisbaena leucocephala W. Peters, 1878 – white-headed worm lizard
Amphisbaena littoralis
Roberto ,
Brito &
Ávila , 2014
Amphisbaena longinqua Teixeira, Dal Vechio,
Recoder ,
Cassimiro ,
de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019
Amphisbaena lumbricalis Vanzolini, 1996
Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914 –
Mann's worm lizard
Amphisbaena maranhensis Gomes &
Maciel , 2012
Amphisbaena mebengokre S. Ribeiro,
Sá , Santos, Graboski,
Zaher ,
Guedes ,
S. Andrade & Vaz-Silva, 2019
Amphisbaena medemi Gans &
Mathers , 1977
Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881 – Mertens's worm lizard
Amphisbaena metallurga Costa,
Resende , Teixeira, Dal Vechio &
Clemente , 2015
Amphisbaena miringoera Vanzolini, 1971
Amphisbaena mitchelli
Procter , 1923 – Mitchell's worm lizard
Amphisbaena mongoyo Teixeira, Dal Vechio, Recoder, Cassimiro, de Sena & Rodrigues, 2019
Amphisbaena munoai
Klappenbach , 1960 – Munoa worm lizard
Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed, 1988
Amphisbaena nana Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019
Amphisbaena neglecta
Dunn &
Piatt , 1936 – neglected worm lizard
Amphisbaena nigricauda Gans, 1966 – black-headed worm lizard
Amphisbaena occidentalis Cope, 1876 – western worm lizard
Amphisbaena pericensis
Noble , 1921 – Perico worm lizard
Amphisbaena persephone Pinna,
Mendonça ,
Bocchiglieri &
Fernandes , 2014
Amphisbaena plumbea Gray, 1872 – lead worm lizard
Amphisbaena polygrammica
F. Werner , 1900 – Werner's worm lizard
Amphisbaena pretrei A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839 – Rio Grande worm lizard
Amphisbaena prunicolor (Cope, 1885) – plum-colored worm lizard
Amphisbaena ridleyi
Boulenger , 1890 –
Ridley's worm lizard, Noronha worm lizard
Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964
Amphisbaena rozei
Lancini , 1963 –
Roze's worm lizard
Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
Amphisbaena saxosa (Castro-Mello, 2003)
Amphisbaena schmidti Gans, 1964 –
Schmidt's worm lizard, Tiburon stout anole, Puerto Rican dusky amphisbaena
Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902 – Silvestri's worm lizard
Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907 – Slater's worm lizard
Amphisbaena slevini K. Schmidt, 1938 – Slevin's worm lizard
Amphisbaena spurrelli Boulenger, 1915 – Spurrell's worm lizard
Amphisbaena steindachneri Strauch, 1881
Amphisbaena stejnegeri
Ruthven , 1922 – Stejneger's worm lizard
Amphisbaena supernumeraria Mott, Rodrigues &
E. dos Santos , 2009
Amphisbaena talisiae Vanzolini, 1995
Amphisbaena tiaraju Perez & Borges-Martins, 2019
Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911
Amphisbaena tragorrhectes Vanzolini, 1971
Amphisbaena uroxena Mott et al., 2008
Amphisbaena vanzolinii Gans, 1963 –
Vanzolini's worm lizard
Amphisbaena vermicularis
Wagler , 1824 – Wagler's worm lizard
Amphisbaena xera Thomas, 1966 – dry worm lizard, Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard,
[2] North American worm lizard
Nota bene : A
binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphisbaena .
Etymology
The
specific names carlgansi , carli , and cegei are all in honor of
American
herpetologist Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.
[2]
[3]
See also
References
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Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II ... Amphisbænidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Genus Amphisbæna , p. 435).
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a
b
c Genus
Amphisbaena at
The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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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 cegei , p. 50; A. carlgansi , p. 97).
Further reading
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130.
Linnaeus C (1758). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (Amphisbæna , new genus, p. 229).