Hoge's worm lizard
Hoge's worm lizard (Amphisbaena hogei) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.[1]
| 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[1] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, hogei, is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.[2]
References
- Amphisbaena hogei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- 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
- 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).
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