Amphisbaena mertensii (Squamata: Amphis-baenidae): Notes on natural history, distribution, and morphology

Autor:	Clodoaldo L. Assis, Lucas R. Mendonça, Renato N. Feio, Henrique C. Costa
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	amphisbaenia geographic range predation maximum size worm lizard Science Zoology QL1-991 Botany QK1-989
Zdroj:	Caldasia, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 653-660 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0366-5232 2357-3759
DOI:	10.15446/caldasia.v44n3.91800
Popis:	Amphisbaena mertensii is a worm lizard species from South America. Because of its subterranean life-style, data on its biology are scarce. In this paper, we present the first record of A. mertensii as prey of a bird, the wood rail Aramides cajaneus. We also review the geographic range of this species, reporting it for 114 localities from west-central Brazil to northeastern Argentina. We update the range of precloacal pores in A. mertensii from 5–8 to 4–8, and report the largest individual of this species with a 458 mm snout-vent length.
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