Amphisbaena arda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena arda

Name

Amphisbaena arda Rodrigues, 2003: 52

• Holotype: MZUSP 91638, collected by M.T. Rodrigues, F. Curcio, F.F. Oliveira, J.C. Passoni and M. Dixo on 16 May 2000.
• Type locality: “Mocambo do Vento (10°49’13’’ S, 42°52’26’’ W), Ibiraba: State of Bahia: Brazil”.

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T. [2002] 2003. Herpetofauna of Quaternary sand dunes of the middle Rio São Francisco, Bahia, Brazil. VIII. Amphisbaena arda sp. nov., a fuliginosa-like checkered patterned Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae). Phyllomedusa 1(2): 51–56. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v1i2p51-56

Links

• Silveira, A.L., da Rocha, C.F.D., Nogueira, C. de C., Werneck, F.P., de Moura, G.J.B., Winck, G., Ribeiro Júnior, M.A., Kiefer, M., de Freitas, M.A., Hoogmoed, M.S., Tinôco, M.S., Valadão, R., Cardoso Vieira, R., Perez Maciel, R., Gomes Faria, R., Recoder, R., Ávila, R.W., Torquato da Silva, S., de Barcelos Ribeiro, S. & Avila-Pires, T.C.S. 2021. IUCN: Amphisbaena arda  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T75158906A154324810. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75158906A154324810.en. Accessed on 10 February 2026.