Amphisbaena hoogmoedi
Amphisbaena hoogmoedi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]
| Amphisbaena hoogmoedi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. hoogmoedi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, Santos, Graboski, Teixeira, Dal Vechio & Ribeiro, 2018 | |
Etymology
The specific name, hoogmoedi, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Marinus Steven Hoogmoed.[1]
Description
Medium-sized for an amphisbaenid, the maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for A. hoogmoedi is 29.1 cm (11.5 in).[1]
References
- Amphisbaena hoogmoedi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
- Oliveira, Elaine C.S.; Vaz-Silva, Wilian; Santos, Alfredo P., Jr.; Graboski, Roberta; Teixeira, Mauro, Jr.; Dal Vechio, Francisco; Ribeiro Síria (2018). "A new four-pored Amphisbaena Linnaeus, 1758 (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) from Brazilian Amazon". Zootaxa 4420 (4): 451–474. (Amphisbaena hoogmoedi, new species).
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