Roze's worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. rozei
Binomial name
Amphisbaena rozei
Lancini, 1963

Roze's worm lizard (Amphisbaena rozei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

Etymology

The specific name, rozei, is in honor of Latvian-born American herpetologist Janis Roze.[2]

Geographic range

A. rozei is found in Bolívar state, Venezuela.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. rozei is forest.[1]

Description

A. rozei has four precloacal pores. The dorsal surface of the tail is covered by strong tubercles.[3]

Reproduction

A. rozei is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Rivas, G.; Schargel, W. (2017). "Amphisbaena rozei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T67606920A67607137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67606920A67607137.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  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 rozei, p. 228).
  3. 1 2 3 Amphisbaena rozei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Costa HC, Señaris JC, Rojas-Runjaic FJM, Zaher H, Garcia PCA (2018). "Redescription of the rare South American worm lizard Amphisbaena rozei (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia 39 (1): 21–30.
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena rozei, p. 19).
  • Lancini AR (1963). "Una nueva espécie del género Amphisbaena (Sauria: Amphisbaenidae) de Venezuela ". Publicaciones Ocasionales del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Caracas, Zoología 6: 1–3. (Amphisbaena rozei, new species). (in Spanish).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.



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