Amphisbaena hastata

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Amphisbaena hastata is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Etymology

The specific name, hastata, is Latin for "spear-shaped".

Geographic range

It is found in Brazil in the state of Bahia.

See also

References

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Further reading

  • Vanzolini, P.E. 1991. Two new small species of Amphisbaena from the fossil dune field of the middle Rio São Francisco, State of Bahia, Brasil (Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 37 (17): 259–276.

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hastata

Category:Amphisbaenians of Brazil

Category:Endemic reptiles of Brazil

Category:Taxa named by Paulo Vanzolini

Category:Reptiles described in 1991

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