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Amphisbaena plumbea GRAY, 1872

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Lead Worm Lizard 
SynonymAmphisbaena plumbea GRAY 1872
Amphisbaena plumbea — PETERS et al. 1970: 35
Amphisbaena angustifrons plumbea — GANS 1972: 14
Amphisbaena minuta HULSE & MCCOY 1979 (fide GANS 2005)
Amphisbaena minuta (incertae sedis fide CEI 1993)
Amphisbaena minuta — VANZOLINI 2002
Amphisbaena plumbea — VANZOLINI 2002
Amphisbaena plumbea — GANS 2005: 18
Amphisbaena plumbea — MONTERO 2016 
DistributionW C Argentina (Chubut, Mendoza, Rio Negro etc.)

Type locality: ‘‘Mendoza’’, Argentina.

minuta: Argentina (Catamarca); Type locality: Argentina, Catamarca, 27 km S Andalgala.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 71.11.29.5:RR1946.8.2.7. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Gans 1972: 14 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Latin plumbea, leaden; lead-colored. [“...Uniform reddish grey above...”]. (from Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., May 2024) 
References
  • AVILA, LUCIANO JAVIER; LORENA ELIZABETH MARTINEZ & MARIANA MORANDO 2013. Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update. Zootaxa 3616 (3): 201–238 - get paper here
  • Gallardo, J.M. 1972. Composicion faunistica de los saurios de la Provincia de la Pampa, Republica Argentina. Neotropica 17 (52): 44-48
  • 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., & Diefenbach, C.O. da C. 1972. Description and geographical variation of the South American Amphisbaena angustifrons: the southernmost amphisbaenian in the world (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia). American Museum Novitates (2494): 1-20 - get paper here
  • Gray,J.E. 1872. Catalogue of shield reptiles in the collection of the British Museum. Part Il. Emydosaurians, rhynchocephalians, and amphisbaenians. London, vi+41 pp.
  • Hulse,A.C. & McCoy,C.J. 1979. New species of Amphisbaena from Argentina. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 48 (1): 1-6 - get paper here
  • Minoli I, Morando M, Avila LJ 2015. Reptiles of Chubut province, Argentina: richness, diversity, conservation status and geographic distribution maps. ZooKeys 498: 103-126. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.498.7476 - get paper here
  • Montero, Ricardo 2016. On the Validity of Several Argentinian Species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae). Journal of Herpetology 50 (4): 642-653 - get paper here
  • Peters, James A.; Donoso-Barros, Roberto & Orejas-Miranda, Braulio 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part I Snakes. Bull. US Natl. Mus. 297: 347 pp. - get paper here
  • Rolón MCJ, Vera DG, De Los Santos FL, Harkes M, Tettamanti G, Calvo R, Di Pietro DO, Velasco MA, Avila LJ, Williams JD, Kacoliris FP 2024. Herpetofauna of Laguna Blanca National Park, Argentinean Patagonia: species list and conservation status. Neotropical Biology and Conservation 19(1): 35-50 - get paper here
  • Vanzolini, P.E. 2002. AN AID TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN SPECIES OF AMPHISBAENA (SQUAMATA, AMPHISBAENIDAE). Pap. Avul. Zool., Sao Paulo 42(15):351-362 - get paper here
 
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