Amphisbaena roberti explained

Amphisbaena roberti is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, roberti, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.^[1]

Geographic range

A. roberti is found in Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo) and Paraguay.

Reproduction

A. roberti is oviparous.

Further reading

• Gans C (1964). "The South American species of Amphisbaena with a vertically keeled tail (Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae)". Senckenbergiana biologica 45 (3/5): 387–416. (Amphisbaena roberti, new species).
• Mott T, Vieites DR (2009). "Molecular phylogenetics reveals extreme morphological homoplasy in Brazilian worm lizards challenging current taxonomy". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 (2): 190–200.
• Vanzolini PE (1992). "Cercolophia, a new genus for the species of Amphisbaenia with a terminal vertical keel on the tail (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 37 (27): 401–412. (Cercolophia roberti, new combination).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cercolophia roberti, p. 223).