Amphisbaena xera

Amphisbaena xera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Amphisbaenidae
Genus:Amphisbaena
Species: A. xera
Binomial name
Amphisbaena xera
Thomas, 1966

Amphisbaena xera, known commonly as the Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard or the North American worm lizard, is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.[1] The species, A. xera, is endemic to the West Indies.

Etymology

The specific name, xera, which is from Greek via Late Latin, means "dry".[2]

Geographic range

It is found in Puerto Rico, both on the main island and also on the offshore Isla de Caja de Muertos.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Amphisbaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ Mish, F.C., Editor in Chief. 2004. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam Webster, Incorporated. 39a + 1622 pp. ISBN 0-87779-809-5. ("xer- or xero- comb form, p. 1449.)
  3. ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Amphisbaena xera, p. 69.)
  • Thomas, R. 1966. Additional Notes on the Amphisbaenids of Greater Puerto Rico. Breviora (249): 1-23. ("Amphisbaena xera new species",
    pp. 7–13, Figure 3.)


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