King's worm lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. kingii |
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| Amphisbaena kingii (Bell, 1833) | |
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King's worm lizard (Amphisbaena kingii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Etymology
The specific name, kingii, is in honor of Australian marine surveyor Philip Parker King.[3]
Geographic range
A. kingii is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. kingii are savanna and grassland.[1]
Description
A. kingii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 21 cm (8.3 in), plus a tail about 2 cm (0.79 in) long. Dorsally, it is purplish brown. Ventrally, it is whitish.[4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Montero R (2019). "Amphisbaena kingii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3RLTS.T56039179A56039188.en. Accessed on 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Amphisbaena kingii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anops kingii, p. 141).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anops kingii, pp. 451-452).
Further reading
- Bell T (1833). "[Characters of two New Genera of Reptiles]". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833: 98–99. (Anops kingii, new species, p. 99). (in English and Latin).
- Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna kingii, new combination, pp. 496–498). (in French).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Anops kingii, p. 22).
- Stejneger L (1916). "Notes on Amphisbænian Nomenclature". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 29: 85. (Anopsibæna kingii, new combination).