Amphisbaena silvestrii

Amphisbaena silvestrii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. silvestrii
Binomial name
Amphisbaena silvestrii Boulenger, 1902[1]

Amphisbaena silvestrii, also known as Silvestri's worm lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.^[1] This species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, silvestrii, is in honor of Italian entomologist Filippo Silvestri.^[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Bolivia (department of Santa Cruz), and also in Brazil (state of Mato Grosso).^[1]

See also

• List of reptiles of Brazil

References

1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
2. Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 312 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena silvestrii, p. 244.)

Further reading

• Boulenger, G.A. 1902. Descriptions of new Fishes and Reptiles discovered by Dr. F. Silvestri in South America. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Seventh Series 9 (52): 284-288. ("Amphisbæna Silvestrii", p. 287.)