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Amphisbaena xera THOMAS, 1966

IUCN Red List - Amphisbaena xera - Near Threatened, NT
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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Puerto Rican Xeric Wormlizard, Dry Worm Lizard 
SynonymAmphisbaena xera THOMAS 1966: 7
Amphisbaena xera — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 562
Amphisbaena xera — GANS 2005: 21 
DistributionPuerto Rico, Isla Caja de Muertos

Type locality: 7 km E Guánica, 600 ft. elevation, Puerto Rico.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ 81019, adult male
Paratypes: UIMNH, USNM, AMNH, UMMZ, ASFS. 
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CommentIllustrations: Thomas, 1966; Rivero, 1978.

Similar species: A. caeca, A. bakeri. 
EtymologyNamed after the Greek adjective xeros (desert). The etymology was not given explicitly but he emphasized the “xeric” habitat of the species. 
References
  • Falcione, Camila and Alejandra Hernando 2010. A new karyotypic formula for the genus Amphisbaena (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae). Phyllomedusa 9 (1): 75-80 - get paper here
  • Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here
  • Gans, C., G.C. Huang & H.F. Clark 1967. The Diphyletism of the Amphisbaenia (Reptilia): A Re-Evaluation Based upon Chromosome Counts Copeia 1967 (2): 485-487. - get paper here
  • Rivero, J.A. 1978. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. M. Pareja Montana, 16, Barcelona, Espafia: x + 152 + 148pp.
  • Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
  • Thomas, R. 1966. Additional notes on the amphisbaenids of Greater Puerto Rico. Breviora (249):1-23. - get paper here
 
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