Darwin's ringed worm lizard
Introduction '''Darwin's ringed worm lizard''' ('''''Amphisbaena darwinii''''') is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae, endemic to South America.
Etymology The specific name, ''darwinii'', is in honor of English naturalist Charles Darwin.
Geographic range ''A. darwinii'' lives in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. darwinii'' is grassland.
Description ''A. darwinii'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
Behavior ''A. darwinii'' is fossorial.
Reproduction ''A. darwinii'' is oviparous.
References
Further reading *Borteiro C, Kolenc F, Verdes JM (2013). "Aggregative behaviour in the fossorial lizard ''Amphisbaena darwinii'' (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". ''Cuadernos de Herpetología'' '''27''' (1): 57–58. *Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). ''Erpétologie générale, ou, Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome cinquième'' Volume 5.Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (''Amphisbæna darwinii'', new species, pp. 490–492). (in French). *Gans C (1966). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3.The small species from southern South America commonly identified as ''Amphisbaena darwinii'' ". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' '''134''': 185–260.