Amphisbaena sanctaeritae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
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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. sanctaeritae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena sanctaeritae Vanzolini, 1994
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Etymology edit
The specific name, sanctaeritae, refers to the type locality, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.[1][2]
Geographic range edit
A. sanctaeritae is found in the Brazilian State of São Paulo.[2]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ 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 sanctaeritae, p. 257).
- ^ a b c Amphisbaena sanctaeritae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading edit
- Costa HC, Velasquez S, Zaher H, Garcia PCA (2019). "Updated Diagnosis of Amphisbaena metallurga and A. sanctaeritae and First Record of A. hiata in Brazil (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". South American Journal of Herpetology 14 (3): 233–241.
- Vanzolini P (1994). "New species of Amphisbaena from State of São Paulo, Brasil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 39 (3): 29–32. (Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, new species).
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