The Bahia worm lizard (''Leposternon polystegum'') 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 found in
Brazil.
This species demonstrates
sexual dimorphism with the males having larger, longer bodies than the females.
Its diet generally consists of ants, earthworms, and termites.
References
Leposternon
Reptiles described in 1851
Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Reptiles of Brazil
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