Amphisbaena roberti

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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena roberti

Name

Amphisbaena roberti Gans, 1964: 402

• Holotype: MZUSP 1946.
• Type locality: “Ypiranga, São Paulo, S.P., Brazil”.

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

• Nogueira, C. de C., Cacciali, P. & Scott, N. 2020. IUCN: Amphisbaena roberti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T65488848A65488859. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T65488848A65488859.en. Accessed on 01 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Robert's Worm Lizard