Amphisbaena roberti is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
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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. roberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964
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Etymology edit
The specific name, roberti, is in honor of German herpetologist Robert Mertens.[2]
Geographic range edit
A. roberti is found in Brazil (Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, São Paulo) and Paraguay.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Amphisbaena roberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ 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. (Cercolophia roberti, p. 223).
Further reading edit
- 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).
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