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Hoge's worm lizard

Hoge's worm lizard (Amphisbaena hogei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[2]

Hoge's worm lizard
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. hogei
Binomial name
Amphisbaena hogei
Vanzolini, 1950
Synonyms[2]
  • Amphisbaena darwinii hogei
    Vanzolini, 1950
  • Amphisbaena hogei
    Gans, 2005

Etymology edit

The specific name, hogei, is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.[3]

Geographic range edit

A. hogei is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.[1][2]

Habitat edit

The preferred natural habitat of A. hogei is forest.[1]

Description edit

A small species, A. hogei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13.4 cm (5.3 in).[1] It has 177–191 body annuli and 15–19 tail annuli.[2] It is brown dorsally, and it is paler ventrally.[2]

Behavior edit

A. hogei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction edit

A. hogei is oviparous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Silveira AL et al. (20 authors) (2021). "Amphisbaena hogei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75160381A75160389.pt. Accessed on 20 March 2024. (in English and Portuguese).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Amphisbaena hogei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ 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 hogei, p. 125).

Further reading edit

  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena hogei, new status, p. 150.
  • Vanzolini PE (1950). "Contribuições ao conhecimento dos lagartos brasileiros da familia Amphisbaenidae Gray, 1825. I. Sôbre uma nova subespécie insular da Amphisbaena darwinii D. & B., 1839 ". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 9: 69–78. (Amphisbaena darwinii hogei, new subspecies). (in Portuguese).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaenia (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Pap. Avuls. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362. (in English, with an abstract in Portuguese).
  • Zaher H, Barbo FE, Sanchez Martinez P, Nogueira C, Rodrigues MT, Sawaya RJ (2011). "Répteis do Estado de São Paulo: conhecimento atual e perspectivas [= Reptiles from São Paulo State: current knowledge and perspectives]". Biota Neotropica 11 (1): 1–15. (in Portuguese, with an abstract in English).



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