Amphisbaena mebengokre
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Amphisbaena mebengokre | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
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[edit]
The specific name, mebengokre, refers to the Mebêngôkre, an indigenous people of Brazil.[1]
Geographic range[edit]
A. mebengokre is found in Goiás state, Brazil.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Amphisbaena mebengokre at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 April 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- 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).