Vanzolini's worm lizard (''Amphisbaena vanzolinii'') is a
species
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of
amphisbaenian in the
family
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Amphisbaenidae
The Amphisbaenidae (common name: worm lizards) are a family of amphisbaenians, a group of limbless vertebrates.
Geographic range
Amphisbaenids occur in South America, some Caribbean islands, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
One deep- ...
. The species is native to northern
South America
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.
Etymology
The
specific name, ''vanzolinii'', is in honor of
Brazilian herpetologist
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians ( gymnophiona)) and rep ...
Paulo Vanzolini
Paulo Emilio Vanzolini (; April 25, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He was best known for his samba compositions, including the famous ''"Ronda", "Volta por Cima"'', and ''"Boca da Noite"'', and for his sci ...
.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphisbaena vanzolinii'', p. 273.)]
Geographic range
''A. vanzolinii'' is found in northern
Brazil
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,
Guyana (formerly British Guiana), and
Suriname.
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Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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of ''A. vanzolinii'' is forest
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.[
]
Reproduction
''A. vanzolinii'' is oviparous.[
]
See also
*List of reptiles of Brazil
Total number of species = 976
''Nota bene'': In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.
Testudines Cheloniid ...
References
Further reading
* Gans C (1963). "Notes on Amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 8. A Redescription of ''Amphisbaena stejnegeri'' and the Description of a New Species of ''Amphisbaena'' from British Guiana". ''American Museum Novitates'' (2128): 1-18. ("''Amphisbaena vanzolinii'', new species", pp. 13–17, Figures 10-14).
*Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' (289): 1–130. (''Amphisbaena vanzolinii'', p. 20).
* Hoogmoed MS, Mott T (2003). "On the identity of ''Amphisbaena hugoi'' Vanzolini, 1990 (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". ''Zoologische Mededelingen'' 77: 455–458.
* Vanzolini PE (1989). "A new species of ''Amphisbaena'' from the State of Amazonas, Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)". ''Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz'' 84 (Supplement 4): 525–528. (''Amphisbaena hugoi'', new species).
vanzolinii
Reptiles of Brazil
Reptiles of Guyana
Reptiles of Suriname
Reptiles described in 1963
Taxa named by Carl Gans
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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