Carvalho worm lizard
Introduction The '''Carvalho worm lizard''' ('''''Amphisbaena carvalhoi'''''), also known commonly as '''Carvalho's worm lizard''', is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology The specific name, ''carvalhoi'', is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Antenor Leitão de Carvalho, who collected the type specimen.
Geographic range ''A. carvalhoi'' is found in northeastern Brazil in the state of Pernambuco.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. carvalhoi'' is shrubland. The holotype of ''A. carvalhoi'' was collected at an altitude of .
Description ''A. carvalhoi'' may attain a total length (including tail) of .
Reproduction ''A. carvalhoi'' is oviparous.
See also *List of reptiles of Brazil
References
Further reading *Gans C (1965). "On ''Amphisbaena heathi'' Schmidt and ''A. carvalhoi'', new species, small forms from the northeast of Brazil (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". ''Proceedings of the California Acadademy of Sciences, Fourth Series'' '''31''' (23): 613–630. (''Amphisbaena carvalhoi'', new species, pp. 625–630 + Figures 7–12). *Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History''  (289): 1–130. (''Amphisbaena carvalhoi'', p. 12). *Vanzolini PE (1974). "Ecological and geographical distribution of lizards in Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil (Sauria). ''Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo'' '''28''' (4): 61-90. *Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of ''Amphisbaena'' (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". ''Pap. Avul. Zool., Mus. Zool. Univ. São Paulo'' '''42''' (15): 351–362.