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Leposternon scutigerum (HEMPRICH, 1820)

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Shielded Worm Lizard
Portuguese: Cobra-de-Duas-Cabeças, Cobra-Cega 
SynonymAmphisbaena scutigera HEMPRICH 1820
Cephalopeltis cuvieri MÜLLER 1832
Lepidosternon hemprichii WIEGMANN & RUTHE 1831
Lepidosternon scutigerum DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 509
Cephalopeltis scutigerua — GRAY 1865: 376
Cephalopeltis scutigera — CAMP 1923: 352
Leposternon scutigerum — PETERS et al. 1970: 169
Leposternon scutigerum — GANS 2005: 33
Amphisbaena scutigerum — MOTT & VIEITES 2009
Leposternon scutigerum — RIBEIRO et al. 2018 
DistributionBrazil (Rio de Janeiro)

Type locality: ‘‘Brasilia’’.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: ZMB 1398
Holotype: MNHN [Cephalopeltis cuvieri] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1098 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentThe publication year of HEMPRICH’s description is sometimes given as 1829. However, BAUER (2001) concludes that 1820 is the correct date. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin scuti, shield; heavy shield of Roman legion infantry + Latin gero, bear, carry, wear; carry on. (HEMPRICH 1820, Esteban Lavilla, pers. comm., April 2024) 
References
  • Barros-Filho, J. D. de, Freitas, M., Silva, T., Loguercio, M., & Valverde, M. C. 2019. Redescription of Leposternon octostegum (Duméril, 1851), with an identification key for Brazilian Leposternon species, remarks on meristic methodology, and a proposal for pholidosis nomenclature (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae). Journal of Threatened Taxa, 11(1), 13058-13086 - get paper here
  • Bauer, Aaron M. 2001. On the correct date of description of Amphisbaena scutigera Hemprich and A. rufa Hemprich. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology 3 (1):11-13 - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E. R. 1990. Les types d'Amphisbaenidés, Pygopodidés, Xantusiidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - Catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 12 (ser. 4) A (3-4), suppl.: 3-18
  • Camp, Charles Lewis 1923. Classification of the Lizards. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 48 (11): 289-481. - get paper here
  • Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1839. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Vol. 5. Roret/Fain et Thunot, Paris, 871 pp. - get paper here
  • Gans, C. 1971. Studies on Amphisbaenians. (4). A review of the amphisbaenid genus Leposternon. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 144 (6): 379-464 - 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
  • Gonzalez R. C. et al. 2020. Lista dos Nomes Populares dos Répteis no Brasil – Primeira Versão. Herpetologia Brasileira 9 (2): 121 – 214 - get paper here
  • Gray,J.E. 1865. A revision of the genera and species of amphisbaenians with the descriptions of some new species now in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 16: 365-377 - get paper here
  • Hemprich, F.G. 1829. Amphisbaenarum generis novas species duas descripsit. Verhand. Gesellsch. Naturf. Fr. Berlin 1 (2): 129-130
  • Mott, Tamí; David R. Vieites 2009. Molecular phylogenetics reveals extreme morphological homoplasy in Brazilian worm lizards challenging current taxonomy. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51 (2): 190-200 - get paper here
  • Oliveira, Jane C.F.; Rodrigo Castellari Gonzalez; Paulo Passos; Davor Vrcibradic & Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha 2020. Non-Avian Reptiles of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: status of knowledge and commented list. Pap. Avulsos Zool. 60: e20206024 - 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
  • Ribeiro, Síria; Adriano Lima Silveira and Alfredo P. Santos-jr 2018. A New Species of Leposternon (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Brazilian Cerrado with a Key to Pored Species. Journal of Herpetology 52 (1): 50-58 - get paper here
  • RIBEIRO, SIRIA; ALFREDO P. SANTOS-JR, HUSSAM ZAHER 2015. A new species of Leposternon Wagler, 1824 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from northeastern Argentina. Zootaxa 4034 (2): 309–324 - get paper here
  • ROCHA, CARLOS FREDERICO D.; HELENA G.BERGALLO, JOSÉ P. POMBAL JR., LENA GEISE, MONIQUE VAN SLUYS, RONALDO FERNANDES, ULISSES CARAMASCHI 2004. FAUNA DE ANFÍBIOS, RÉPTEIS E MAMÍFEROS DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO, SUDESTE DO BRASIL. Publ. Avul. Mus. Nac., Rio de Janeiro (104): 3-23 - get paper here
 
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