Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 is a animal in the Amphisbaenidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a fossorial, oviparous species found in grasslands across parts of South America.

Genus
Amphisbaena
Order
Class
Squamata

About Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839

Amphisbaena darwinii Duméril & Bibron, 1839, commonly called Darwin's ringed worm lizard, can reach a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 36 cm (14 in). This species is distributed across Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its preferred natural habitat is grassland. Darwin's ringed worm lizard is fossorial and reproduces by being oviparous.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Amphisbaenidae Amphisbaena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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