Amphisbaena leeseri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena leeseri

Name

Amphisbaena leeseri Gans, 1964: 554

• Holotype: MRSN 2748B.
• Type locality: “Brazil; Mato Grosso do Sul, Urucum (198109 S, 578399W)”.

References

Primary references

• Gans, C. 1964. The South American species of Amphisbaena with a vertically keeled tail (Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae). Senckenbergiana biologica 45(3/5): 387–416.

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 leeseri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T63488494A63488505. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T63488494A63488505.pt. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Urucum Worm Lizard