Amphisbaena_slevini

Slevin's worm lizard

Slevin's worm lizard

Species of lizard

Slevin's worm lizard (Amphisbaena slevini) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to northern South America.

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Etymology

The specific name, slevini, is in honor of American herpetologist Joseph Richard Slevin.[2]

Geographic range

A. sleveni is found in Brazil (Amazonas state) and French Guiana.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. slevini is forest.[1]

Description

A. slevini is a uniform light brownish color. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 10–11 cm (3.9–4.3 in), and a tail length of about 1.5 cm (0.59 in).[4]

Reproduction

A. slevini is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Hoogmoed, M.S., Ouboter, P. & Nogueira, C. de C. (2021). "Amphisbaena slevini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176233A66749156. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. [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 sleveni, p. 245).
  3. [3]
    Amphisbaena at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. [4]
    Gans (1963).

Further reading

  • Gans C (1963). "Notes on Amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 7. Redescription and Redefinition of Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter and Amphisbaena slevini Schmidt from the Middle and Lower Amazon, Brazil". American Museum Novitates (2127): 1-22. (Amphisbaena slevini, pp. 14-21 + Figures 8–14).
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena slevini, p. 20).
  • Schmidt KP (1936). "Notes on Brazilian Amphisbaenians". Herpetologica 1 (1): 28–32. (Amphisbaena slevini, new species).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15). 351–362).



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