Amphisbaena arenaria

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena arenaria

Name

Amphisbaena arenaria Vanzolini, 1991: 350

• Holotype: MZUSP 65817, collected by M.T. Rodrigues in 13-14 September 1984.
• Type locality: “Raso da Catarina, state of Bahia, Brasil”.

References

Primary references

• Vanzolini, P.E. 1991. Two further new species of Amphisbaena from the semi-arid northeast of Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 37(23): 347–361. DOI: 10.11606/0031-1049.1990.37.p347-361

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 arenaria  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T75158969A154324742. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75158969A154324742.en. Accessed on 17 March 2026.