Rio Grande worm lizard

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SPECIES

Amphisbaena pretrei

The Rio Grande worm lizard (Amphisbaena pretrei) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Animal name origin

The specific name, pretrei, is in honor of French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre.

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Appearance

A. pretrei is reddish brown dorsally, and white ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length of 28 cm (11 in), with a tail 3.4 cm (1.3 in) long.

Distribution

Geography

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South America

Countries

Brazil

Biogeographical realms

Neotropical

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Anthropogenic biome

Rio Grande worm lizard

compiled by rbrausse with Quantum GIS Map data: Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Range data: Mott, T. 2010. Amphisbaena pretrei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnr

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Mating Habits

A. pretrei is oviparous.

Population Trend

Unknown

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Rio Grande worm lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_worm_lizard

2. Rio Grande worm lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176230/7201112

Rio Grande worm lizard

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