Rio Grande worm lizard explained
The Rio Grande worm lizard (Amphisbaena pretrei) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, pretrei, is in honor of French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre.[1]
Description
A. pretrei is reddish brown dorsally, and white ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length of 28cm (11inches), with a tail 3.4cm (01.3inches) long.[2]
Reproduction
A. pretrei is oviparous.
Further reading
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna pretrei, new species, pp. 486-489). (in French).
- Gans C (1965). "Redescription of Amphisbaena pretrei Duméril and Bibron and A. leucocephala Peters, with a Discussion of their Relation and Synonymy (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". American Midland Naturalist 74 (2): 387-407.
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130. (Amphisbaena pretrei, p. 18).
- Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351-362.
Notes and References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena pretrei, p. 211).
- [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]
