Vanzolini's worm lizard explained

Vanzolini's worm lizard (Amphisbaena vanzolinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to northern South America.

Etymology

The specific name, vanzolinii, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Paulo Vanzolini.^[1]

Geographic range

A. vanzolinii is found in northern Brazil, Guyana (formerly British Guiana), and Suriname.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. vanzolinii is forest.

Reproduction

A. vanzolinii is oviparous.

See also

• List of reptiles of Brazil

Further reading

• Gans C (1963). "Notes on Amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 8. A Redescription of Amphisbaena stejnegeri and the Description of a New Species of Amphisbaena from British Guiana". American Museum Novitates (2128): 1-18. ("Amphisbaena vanzolinii, new species", pp. 13–17, Figures 10-14).
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena vanzolinii, p. 20).
• Hoogmoed MS, Mott T (2003). "On the identity of Amphisbaena hugoi Vanzolini, 1990 (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". Zoologische Mededelingen 77: 455–458.
• Vanzolini PE (1989). "A new species of Amphisbaena from the State of Amazonas, Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)". Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 84 (Supplement 4): 525–528. (Amphisbaena hugoi, 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 vanzolinii, p. 273.)