Amphisbaena mebengokre
Amphisbaena mebengokre | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. mebengokre
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena mebengokre , , , , , , & , 2019
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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[]
A. mebengokre is found in Goiás state, Brazil.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b 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)
- 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
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Reptiles of Brazil