Heath's worm lizard (Amphisbaena heathi ) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
The specific name, heathi, is in honor of American malacologist Harold Heath.
Vermivore (from Latin vermi, meaning "worm" and vorare, "to devour") is a zoological term for animals that eat worms (including annelids, nematodes...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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A. heathi feeds mainly on ants, insect larvae, and cockroach nymphs, but will also eat earthworms, leeches, and centipedes.
A. heathi is oviparous.