Amphisbaena sanctaeritae explained

Amphisbaena sanctaeritae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, sanctaeritae, refers to the type locality, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.^[1]

Geographic range

A. sanctaeritae is found in the Brazilian State of São Paulo.

Reproduction

A. sanctaeritae is oviparous.

Further reading

• Costa HC, Velasquez S, Zaher H, Garcia PCA (2019). "Updated Diagnosis of Amphisbaena metallurga and A. sanctaeritae and First Record of A. hiata in Brazil (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". South American Journal of Herpetology 14 (3): 233–241.
• Vanzolini P (1994). "New species of Amphisbaena from State of São Paulo, Brasil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 39 (3): 29–32. (Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, new species).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, p. 257).