Slater's worm lizard (Amphisbaena slateri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to western 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. slateri
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907
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Etymology edit
The specific name, slateri, is in honor of Thomas Slater who collected the holotype.[2][3]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. slateri is forest, at altitudes of 610–2,000 m (2,000–6,560 ft).[1]
Description edit
A. slateri has a rounded head and a rounded tail tip. The body coloration is uniformly brown dorsally and ventrally.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Aguayo R, Aparicio J, Embert D, Gonzales L, Muñoz A, Venegas P, Torres C (2020). "Amphisbaena slateri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T50956354A50956359.en. Accessed on 02 July 2022.
- ^ 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 slateri, p. 245).
- ^ a b c d Amphisbaena slateri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1907). "Descriptions of new Lizards in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 19: 486–489, (Amphisbæna slateri, new species, pp. 486–487).
- Costa HC, Welton LJ, Hallerman J (2019). "An updated diagnosis of the rare Amphisbaena slateri Boulenger, 1907, based on additional specimens (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae)". Evolutionary Systematics 2 (2): 125–135.
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena slateri, p. 19).
- Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.
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