Amphisbaena mebengokre
| Amphisbaena mebengokre | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. mebengokre |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena mebengokre | |
Amphisbaena mebengokre is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology
The specific name, mebengokre, refers to the Mebêngôkre, an indigenous people of Brazil.[1]
Geographic range
References
- 1 2 Amphisbaena mebengokre at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 April 2019.
Further reading
- Ribeiro, Síria; Sá, Vânia; Santos, Alfredo P., Jr.; Graboski, Roberta; Zaher, Hussam; Guedes, Andrei G.; Andrade, Sheila P.; Vaz-Silva, Wilian (2019). "A new species of the Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado with a key for the two-pored species". Zootaxa 4550 (3): 301-320. (Amphisbaena mebengokre, new species).
Categories:
- Amphisbaena (lizard)
- Amphisbaenians of Brazil
- Endemic reptiles of Brazil
- Reptiles described in 2019
- Taxa named by Síria Ribeiro
- Taxa named by Vánia Sá
- Taxa named by Alfredo P. Santos Jr.
- Taxa named by Roberta Graboski
- Taxa named by Hussam Zaher
- Taxa named by Andrei G. Guedes
- Taxa named by Sheila P. Andrade
- Taxa named by Wilian Vaz-Silva
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