Bachia heteropa

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Rivas, G. |author2=Murphy, J. |date=2019 |title=Bachia heteropa |volume=2019 |page=e.T44578412A44578425 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44578412A44578425.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Bachia

| species = heteropa

| authority = (Wiegmann, 1856)

| synonyms = *Chalcides heteropus
{{small|Wiegmann, 1856}}

Bachia heteropus
{{small|— Garman, 1892}}
Bachia lineata
{{small|Boulenger, 1903}}
Scolecosaurus trinitatis
{{small|Barbour, 1914}}
Bachia heteropa
{{small|— Ruthven, 1925}}

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Bachia heteropa is a species of "microteiid" lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies.

Common names

Common names for B. heteropa include La Guaira bachia, LaGuaira bachia, and worm lizard (in English), and falsa vibora común and lagartija lombriz (in Spanish).

Geographic range

The distribution of B. heteropa includes Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Description

B. heteropa can reach a length of {{convert|64|mm|in|abbr=on}} snout-to-vent, and its tail may be more than 1.5 times that long. Its limbs are very small relative to its body length. It has four digits on each forelimb, and two digits on each hindlimb. Its body is covered by rows of large, overlapping, hexagonal scales.

Habitat

B. heteropa lives in forests, at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}}, where it dwells in leaf-litter.

Diet

B. heteropa feeds on arthropods and their larvae.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Reproduction

B. heteropa is oviparous.

Subspecies

Two subspecies of Bachia heteropa are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.{{EMBL species|genus=Bachia|species=heteropa}} www.reptile-database.org.