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Mitchell's Worm Lizard

Amphisbaena mitchelli Procter 1923

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Mitchell's worm lizard

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Mitchell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena mitchelli) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of British zoologist Peter Chalmers Mitchell.[2]

Geographic range

A. mitchelli is found in Brazil, in the states of Maranhão and Pará.[1]

Reproduction

A. mitchelli is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Species Amphisbaena mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ 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 mitchelli, p. 180).
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Mitchell's worm lizard: Brief Summary

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Mitchell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena mitchelli) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

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