King's worm lizard (Amphisbaena kingii) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to South America.
The specific name, kingii, is in honor of Australian marine surveyor Philip Parker King.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
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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starts withA. kingii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 21 cm (8.3 in), plus a tail about 2 cm (0.79 in) long. Dorsally, it is purplish brown. Ventrally, it is whitish.
A. kingii is oviparous.