Amphisbaena darwinii

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia
Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena darwinii
Name

Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839: 490

Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.3107, collected by Alcides d’Orbigny.
Type locality: “Montevideo”, Uruguay.

Synonyms

Amphisbaena heterozonata Burmeister, 1861: 527 [synonymised by Montero (2016: 642)]
Syntypes: MLU.
Type locality: “Bei Mendoza und Tucuman”, restricted to “Mendoza” by Müller (1941: 195), corrected to “Tucumán” by Gans (1966: 231).

References
Primary references

Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. VIII + 854 pp. BHL Reference page.
Burmeister, H. 1861. Reise durch die La Plata-Staaten, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die physische Beschaffenheit und den Culturzustand der Argentinischen Republik. Ausgeführt in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 und 1860. H.W. Schmidt: Halle. Erster Band: Südliche Provinzen. Mit einer Charte und einem Titel-Bilde. iv + 503 pp. GoogleBooks (Volume 1) Zweiter Band: Nordwestliche Pronvinzen und Cordilleren zwischen Catamarca und Copiapo. Nebst einer Uebersicht der beobachteten Rückgratthiere. v + 538 pp. GoogleBooks (Volume 2) BSBdigital Reference page.
Gans, C. 1966. Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3. The small species from southern South America commonly identified as Amphisbaena darwini. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 134: 185–260. BHL
Montero, R. 2016. On the Validity of Several Argentinian Species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae). Journal of Herpetology 50(4): 642–653. DOI: 10.1670/15-048

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Amphisbaena darwinii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 November 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard
português do Brasil: Cobra-cega-comum

Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of reptile in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.

Etymology

The specific name, darwinii, is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.[1]
Geographic range

A. darwinii is found in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.[2]
Description

A. darwinii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 cm (14 in).[3]
Reproduction

A. darwinii is oviparous.[2]
References

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. (Amphisbaena darwinii, p. 65).
"Amphisbaena darwinii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Amphisbæna darwinii, pp. 442-443).

Further reading

Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Amphisbæna darwinii, new species, pp. 490–492). (in French).
Gans C (1966). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3. The small species from southern South America commonly identified as Amphisbaena darwinii ". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. 134: 185–260.