Amphisbaena hastata

Amphisbaena hastata is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.[1]

Amphisbaena hastata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. hastata
Binomial name
Amphisbaena hastata
Vanzolini, 1991

Etymology

The specific name, hastata, is Latin for "spear-shaped".

Geographic range

It is found in Brazil in the state of Bahia.[1]

See also

References
  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Vanzolini, P.E. 1991. Two new small species of Amphisbaena from the fossil dune field of the middle Rio São Francisco, State of Bahia, Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 37 (17): 259–276.


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