''Leposternon maximus'' is a
worm lizard
Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...
species in the
family Amphisbaenidae. It is
endemic to
Brazil.
References
Leposternon
Amphisbaenians of Brazil
Endemic reptiles of Brazil
Reptiles described in 2011
Taxa named by Síria Ribeiro
Taxa named by Cristiano Nogueira
Taxa named by Carlos Eduardo D. Cintra
Taxa named by Nelson Jorge Da Silva Jr.
Taxa named by Hussam Zaher
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