Spurrell's worm lizard

Spurrell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena spurrelli) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Central America and northern South America.

Spurrell's worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. spurrelli
Binomial name
Amphisbaena spurrelli
Boulenger, 1915

Etymology

The specific name, spurrelli, is in honor of British zoologist Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell.[2]

Geographic range

A. spurrelli is found in Colombia and Panama.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. spurrelli is forest at altitudes of 100–200 m (330–660 ft).[1]

Description

A. spurrelli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 30 cm (12 in), plus a tail 2.7 cm (1.1 in) long.[4]

Reproduction

A. spurrelli is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Ibáñez, R.; Ines Hladki, A.; Jaramillo, C.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N. (2017). "Amphisbaena spurrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T203011A2758562. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T203011A2758562.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 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 spurrelli, p. 250).
  3. Amphisbaena spurelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  4. Gans (1962).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1915). "Descriptions of a new Amphisbæna and a new Snake discovered by Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell in Southern Colombia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1915: 659–661. (Amphisbæna spurrelli, new species, pp. 659–660, Text-figure 1).
  • Gans C (1962). "Notes on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia). 6. Redescription and range extension of Amphisbaena spurrelli Boulenger". Breviora (171): 1–11.
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.


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