The Yonenga worm snake (Amerotyphlops yonenagae), also known commonly as Yonenaga's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] 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 |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
| Species: | A. yonenagae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amerotyphlops yonenagae (Rodriques, 1991)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, yonenagae (Latin, feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Yatiyo Yonenaga-Yassuda. She is a Brazilian mammalogist of Japanese descent.[5]
Geographic range edit
Habitat edit
Description edit
Small for its family, A. yonenagae may attain a total length (including tail) of 20 cm (7.9 in). It has 18 scale rows around the body, for the full length of the body. Dorsally, it is cream-colored, with a darker middorsal line, which is well-marked and extends from the back of the head to the tail. Ventrally, it is immaculate.[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Martins, M.R.C.; Nogueira, C. de C. (2019). "Amerotyphlops yonenagae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T15203013A15203018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T15203013A15203018.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Amerotyphlops yonenagae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Amerotyphlops yonenagae ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell. Jonathan A; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (Typhlops yonenagae, p. 124).
- ^ 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. (Typhlops yonenagae, p. 292).
Further reading edit
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Amerotyphlops yonenagae, new combination).
- Lambertz M (2010). "Kommentierte Liste der squamaten Reptilien des Sanddünengebeites am mittleren Rio São Francisco (Bahia, Brasilien) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung endemischer Faunenelemente". Ophidia 4 (2): 2–17. (Typhlops yonenagae). (in German).
- Rodrigues MT (1991). "Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco, Bahia, Brasil. 4. Uma nova especie de Typhlops (Ophidia, Typhlopidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 37 (22): 343–346. (Typhlops yonenagae, new species). (in Portuguese).