The Carvalho worm lizard (Amphisbaena carvalhoi), also known commonly as Carvalho's worm lizard,[2] is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. carvalhoi
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| Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans, 1965
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Etymology edit
The specific name, carvalhoi, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho, who collected the type specimen.[3][2]
Geographic range edit
A. carvalhoi is found in northeastern Brazil in the state of Pernambuco.[4]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. carvalhoi is shrubland.[1] The holotype of A. carvalhoi was collected at an altitude of 1,035 m (3,396 ft).[4]
Description edit
A. carvalhoi may attain a total length (including tail) of 24.5 cm (9.6 in).[1]
Reproduction edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Amphisbaena carvalhoi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75159757A75159771.pt. Accessed on 21 January 2022. (in English and Portuguese).
- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, p. 49).
- ^ Gans C (1965), p. 615.
- ^ a b c Species Amphisbaena carvalhoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading edit
- Gans C (1965). "On Amphisbaena heathi Schmidt and A. carvalhoi, new species, small forms from the northeast of Brazil (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences, Fourth Series 31 (23): 613–630. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, new species, pp. 625–630 + Figures 7–12).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena carvalhoi, p. 12).
- Vanzolini PE (1974). "Ecological and geographical distribution of lizards in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (Sauria). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 28 (4): 61-90.
- Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Pap. Avul. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.
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