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Longrich, Nicholas R., Jakob Vinther, R. Alexander Pyron, Davide Pisani, and Jacques A. Gauthier. "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282, no. 1806 (2015): 20143034. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.3034.

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Worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) are burrowing squamates that live as subterranean predators. Their underground existence should limit dispersal, yet they are widespread throughout the Americas, Europe and Africa. This pattern was traditionally explained by continental drift, but molecular clocks suggest a Cenozoic diversification, long after the break-up of Pangaea, implying dispersal. Here, we describe primitive amphisbaenians from the North American Palaeocene, including the oldest known amphisbaenian, and provide new and older molecular divergence estimates for the clade, showing that worm liza

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López, Pilar, Emilio Civantos, and José Martín. "Body temperature regulation in the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni." Canadian Journal of Zoology 80, no. 1 (2002): 42–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z01-201.

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We studied the thermal ecology of the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni at the Chafarinas Islands (North Africa). We aimed to evaluate the extent of thermoregulation in this fossorial amphisbaenian by analyzing the relationships between environmental available operative (Te) and body (Tb) temperatures of active individuals found under stones. Amphisbaenians are typical thigmotherms that obtain heat through contact with soil and, thus, Tb was closely correlated to Te under stones. However, the comparison of Tb with Tes available in the study area indicated that Tb deviated less from the set-p

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López, Pilar, Pilar López, José Martín, Pilar López, José Martín, and Alfredo Salvador. "Flexibility in feeding behaviour may compensate for morphological constraints of fossoriality in the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus." Amphibia-Reptilia 34, no. 2 (2013): 241–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-00002879.

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Morphological adaptations for burrowing, such as an elongated body, and a small head may constrain feeding behaviour in fossorial reptiles. We experimentally examined the effect of prey type on prey capture and handling behaviour of the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus. This amphisbaenian showed four different handling modes according to the characteristics of each prey type. When prey diameter was narrower than gape-size, prey were consumed without prey processing; when prey diameter was wider than gape-size, B. cinereus shifted handling mode to prey processing. Amphisbaenians scraped or tore of

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Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Jean-Louis Albert, and Georges L. Lenglet. "Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae, Monopeltis schoutedeni de Witte, 1933: first record from Gabon, with an updated key to Gabonese worm lizards." Check List 6, no. 3 (2010): 476. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/6.3.476.

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The amphisbaenian Monopeltis schoutedeni is reported for the first time from Gabon based on a single individual from the extreme southeastern part of the country. The species was formerly known only from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the 4th amphisbaenian and the 123rd reptile species recorded from Gabon. An identification key to Gabon amphisbaenians is provided.

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MARTÍN, JOSÉ, MARIO GARRIDO, JESÚS ORTEGA, ROBERTO GARCÍA-ROA, ALEJANDRO IBÁÑEZ, and ALFONSO MARZAL. "Absence of haemoparasite infection in the fossorial amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni." Parasitology 143, no. 11 (2016): 1433–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182016000950.

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SUMMARYBlood parasites such as haemogregarines and haemosporidians have been identified in almost all groups of vertebrates. However, very little is known about biodiversity of these parasites and their effects on some major groups of reptiles such as amphisbaenians, a distinctive group with many morphological and ecological adaptations to fossorial life. Conditions of the fossorial environment might also affect host–parasite relationships. We investigated the presence and the potential prevalence of three genera of haemoparasitic aplicomplexan blood parasites (Hepatozoon, Plasmodium and Haemo

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Pauwels, Olivier, Jean-Louis Albert, and Georges Lenglet. "Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae, Monopeltis schoutedeni de Witte, 1933: first record from Gabon, with an updated key to Gabonese worm lizards." Check List 6, no. (3) (2016): 476–78. https://doi.org/10.15560/6.3.476.

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The amphisbaenian <em>Monopeltis schoutedeni </em>is reported for the first time from Gabon based on a single individual from the extreme southeastern part of the country. The species was formerly known only from the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the 4th amphisbaenian and the 123rd reptile species recorded from Gabon. An identification key to Gabon amphisbaenians is provided.

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López, Pilar, Alfredo Salvador, and José Martín. "Soil temperature, rock selection, and the thermal ecology of the amphisbaenian reptile Blanus cinereus." Canadian Journal of Zoology 76, no. 4 (1998): 673–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z97-230.

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We studied the thermal ecology of the amphisbaenian reptile Blanus cinereus in central Spain, focusing on the relationship between the available underground thermal environment and the thermal biology of B. cinereus. We specifically examined which soil microhabitats might be used by amphisbaenians, given thermal preferences measured in the laboratory, in relation to daily substrate-temperature cycles. We also examined whether actual rock use is related to thermoregulatory behaviour. Soil-temperature cycles suggest that behavioural selection of low temperatures enables B. cinereus to maximize i

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Vidal, Nicolas, Anna Azvolinsky, Corinne Cruaud, and S. Blair Hedges. "Origin of tropical American burrowing reptiles by transatlantic rafting." Biology Letters 4, no. 1 (2007): 115–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0531.

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Populations of terrestrial or freshwater taxa that are separated by oceans can be explained by either oceanic dispersal or fragmentation of a previously contiguous land mass. Amphisbaenians, the worm lizards (approx. 165 species), are small squamate reptiles that are uniquely adapted to a burrowing lifestyle and inhabit Africa, South America, Caribbean Islands, North America, Europe and the Middle East. All but a few species are limbless and they rarely leave their subterranean burrows. Given their peculiar habits, the distribution of amphisbaenians has been assumed to be primarily the result

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Tanaka, Rafael Mitsuo, Edelcio Muscat, and Daniel Rodrigues Stuginski. "WHITE-NECKED HAWK (AMADONASTUR LACERNULATUS) FEEDING ON AMPHISBAENIDAE." Ornitología Neotropical 30 (February 26, 2020): 256–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.58843/ornneo.v30i0.595.

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The White-necked Hawk (Amadonastur lacernulatus) is an Atlantic Forest endemic bird of prey with a poorly known diet. Here, we describe three different predatory interactions between White-necked Hawks and worm lizards (Amphisbaenidae) from Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. During these events, hawks were recorded grasping, killing and consuming amphisbaenids. Due to their fossorial life, worm lizards are uncommon prey items for most birds of prey and such predator-prey interaction can be related to flooded amphisbaenians galleries after heavy rain episodes. To our knowledge, this is the first repor

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López, Pilar, José Martín, and Andrés Barbosa. "Site familiarity affects antipredator behavior of the amphisbaenian Blanus cinereus." Canadian Journal of Zoology 78, no. 12 (2000): 2142–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z00-159.

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Morphological adaptations of amphisbaenians to fossorial life might affect their antipredator-behavior decisions. Amphisbaenians exposed on the soil surface by a predator can escape by burrowing immediately or by using alternative defensive behaviors on the soil surface, and should decide where to burrow in order to return to their home range. We simulated in the laboratory predatory attacks toward individual amphisbaenians (Blanus cinereus), and examined whether their antipredator and burrowing responses were affected by site familiarity (familiar versus unfamiliar substrate) and their intern

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Filogonio, R., G. M. Toledo, L. A. Anjos, B. Rajão, C. A. B. Galdino, and L. B. Nascimento. "Infection patterns of Paradollfusnema amphisbaenia (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in a population of Amphisbaena wuchereri (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, and its relations with host size, sex and fat body mass." Journal of Helminthology 87, no. 2 (2012): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x11000794.

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AbstractSpecimens (n= 41) of the amphisbaenid Amphisbaena wuchereri taken from a population in Minas Gerais state, south-eastern Brazil, were examined for gastrointestinal parasites. A single nematode species was found, Paradollfusnema amphisbaenia. This was a new host record for this nematode species. This parasite was encountered in the large intestine (prevalence of 100%), in the stomach (prevalence of 2%) and in the small intestine (prevalence of 7.3%). The intensity of infection ranged from 1 to 457 individual parasites per host and was positively correlated with body size of both male an

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Clark, Geneva E., Alessandro Palci, Rebecca J. Laver, et al. "The specialized inner ear labyrinth of worm-lizards (Amphisbaenia: Squamata)." PLOS ONE 19, no. 11 (2024): e0312086. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312086.

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High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has become a widely used tool for studying the inner ear morphology of vertebrates. Amphisbaenians are one of the most specialized groups of fossorial reptiles but are poorly understood relative to other squamate reptile. In this paper we survey the anatomy of the inner and middle ear of these fossorial reptiles using HRCT models and we describe qualitatively and quantitatively (using 3D morphometrics) the anatomy of the inner ear. Amphisbaenians are diverse in skull anatomy, especially in the configuration of the snout, which correlates with digging

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Martín, José, Ernesto Raya-García, Jesús Ortega, and Pilar López. "Offspring and adult chemosensory recognition by an amphisbaenian reptile may allow maintaining familiar links in the fossorial environment." PeerJ 9 (February 3, 2021): e10780. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10780.

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Kin recognition is a phenomenon with an important function in maintaining cohesive social groups in animals. Several studies have examined parent–offspring recognition in species with direct parental care. Few studies have, however, explored parent–offspring recognition in animals that, at best, only show apparent indirect parental care, such as some reptiles. In this study, we investigated reciprocal parent–offspring recognition in the fossorial amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni, a viviparous species that shows potential stable ‘family groups’ in the form of parent-offspring long-term assoc

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Čerňanský, Andrej, and Davit Vasilyan. "Roots of the European Cenozoic ecosystems: lizards from the Paleocene (~MP 5) of Walbeck in Germany." Fossil Record 27, no. 1 (2024): 159–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/fr.27.e109123.

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We studied at least part of Kuhnʼs original material of lizards from the Paleocene (~MP 5) of the Walbeck locality in Germany. The collection was considered to be lost but is consistently discussed in the literature due to its importance. We restudied the type material of aff. Parasauromalus paleocenicus and aff. Glyptosaurus walbeckensis described by Kuhn in 1940. The former was originally allocated to Iguania, the latter to Anguimorpha, though later on these identifications were questioned by several authors. We show such a classification of both cannot be upheld. P. paleocenicus resembles t

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Čerňanský, Andrej, and Davit Vasilyan. "Roots of the European Cenozoic ecosystems: lizards from the Paleocene (~MP 5) of Walbeck in Germany." Fossil Record 27, no. 1 (2024): 159–86. https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.27.109123.

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We studied at least part of Kuhnʼs original material of lizards from the Paleocene (~MP 5) of the Walbeck locality in Germany. The collection was considered to be lost but is consistently discussed in the literature due to its importance. We restudied the type material of aff. Parasauromalus paleocenicus and aff. Glyptosaurus walbeckensis described by Kuhn in 1940. The former was originally allocated to Iguania, the latter to Anguimorpha, though later on these identifications were questioned by several authors. We show such a classification of both cannot be upheld. P. paleocenicus resembles t

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Valdujo, Paula Hanna, Cristiano De Campos Nogueira, Leandro Baumgarten, et al. "Squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional das Emas and surroundings, Cerrado of Central Brazil." Check List 5, no. 3 (2009): 405. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/5.3.405.

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We present a list of squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional da Emas (PNE), ten neighbor private properties and Parque Estadual Nascentes do Rio Taquari, states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. The study area encompasses the headwaters of Araguaia and Taquari river basins and part of Paranaíba River Basin, resulting in significant habitat heterogeneity. Inside PNE, we recorded 74 squamate species: 47 snakes, 21 lizards and six amphisbaenians. If we consider also the neighboring areas, richness value raises to 87 species: 54 snakes, 27 lizards and six amphisbaenians. From these, 52

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Valdujo, Paula, Cristiano Nogueira, Leandro Baumgarten, et al. "Squamate reptiles from Parque Nacional das Emas and surroundings, Cerrado of Central Brazil." Check List 5, no. (3) (2009): 405–17. https://doi.org/10.15560/5.3.405.

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We present a list of squamate reptiles from <em>Parque Nacional da Emas </em>(PNE), ten neighbor private properties and <em>Parque Estadual Nascentes do Rio Taquari</em>, states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. The study area encompasses the headwaters of Araguaia and Taquari river basins and part of Paranaíba River Basin, resulting in significant habitat heterogeneity. Inside PNE, we recorded 74 squamate species: 47 snakes, 21 lizards and six amphisbaenians. If we consider also the neighboring areas, richness value raises to 87 species: 54 snakes, 27 lizards and six amphisbaenia

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Garda, Adrian Antonio, Taís Borges Costa, Carlos Roberto dos Santos-Silva, et al. "Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Bahia, Brazil)." Check List 9, no. 2 (2013): 405. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/9.2.405.

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We provide a list of amphibian and squamate species collected in the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, Bahia state, Brazil, during two distinct periods. An initial visual inventory of amphibians was conducted monthly from March 2010 to February 2011, using transects in a forest and temporary ponds. The second inventory was conducted over a 30-day period between March and April, 2012, when 37 pitfall trap arrays, each consisting of four buckets and supplementary glue traps, were set in low scrub and forest, complemented by opportunistic searches. A total of 19 lizard species, two amphisbaeni

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Garda, Adrian, Taís Costa, dos Santos-Silva Carlos Roberto, et al. "Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological Station (Bahia, Brazil)." Check List 9, no. (2) (2013): 405–14. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.2.405.

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We provide a list of amphibian and squamate species collected in the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, Bahia state, Brazil, during two distinct periods. An initial visual inventory of amphibians was conducted monthly from March 2010 to February 2011, using transects in a forest and temporary ponds. The second inventory was conducted over a 30-day period between March and April, 2012, when 37 pitfall trap arrays, each consisting of four buckets and supplementary glue traps, were set in low scrub and forest, complemented by opportunistic searches. A total of 19 lizard species, two amphisbaeni

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Gans, Carl, Aaron M. Bauer, and Rainer Günther. "An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenia) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin." Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie (Berlin) 73, no. 1 (1997): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.19970730108.

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Gans, Carl, Aaron M. Bauer, and Rainer Günther. "An Annotated Type Catalogue of the Amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenia) in the Zoological Museum, Berlin." Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie 〈Berlin〉 73, no. 1 (1997): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.4830730108.

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Kearney, Maureen. "Appendicular Skeleton in Amphisbaenians (Reptilia: Squamata)." Copeia 2002, no. 3 (2002): 719–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0719:asiars]2.0.co;2.

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Avila, Luciano Javier, Lorena Elizabeth Martinez, and Mariana Morando. "Checklist of lizards and amphisbaenians of Argentina: an update." Zootaxa 3616, no. 3 (2013): 201–38. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3616.3.1.

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Apps, Peter J., Paul J. Weldon, and Matthew Kramer. "Chemical signals in terrestrial vertebrates: search for design features." Natural Product Reports 32, no. 7 (2015): 1131–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5np00029g.

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We review current information on intraspecific chemical signals and search for patterns in signal chemistry among modern terrestrial vertebrates (Amniota), including tortoises, squamate reptiles (amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes), birds, and mammals.

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Measey, G. John, and Krystal A. Tolley. "A molecular phylogeny for sub-Saharan amphisbaenians." African Journal of Herpetology 62, no. 2 (2013): 100–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2013.824927.

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Barbo, Fausto E., and Ricardo J. Sawaya. "Amphisbaenians, municipality of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil." Check List 4, no. 1 (2008): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/4.1.5.

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We provide a checklist, distribution map, and key to the amphisbaenians of the municipality of São Paulo. Seven species in three genera were recorded. Between August 2003 and June 2007, 104 individuals in two genera and five species were received at the Laboratório de Herpetologia of the Instituto Butantan: Amphisbaena alba, A. dubia, A. mertensi, A. trachura, and Leposternon microcephalum. Records for two additional species, Amphisbaena hogei and Cercolophia roberti, were recovered at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. Two widely distributed species, Amphisbaena dubia and Lep

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Augé, Marc Louis. "Amphisbaenians from the European Eocene: a biogeographical review." Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 92, no. 4 (2012): 425–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12549-012-0104-6.

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Barbo, Fausto, and Ricardo Sawaya. "Amphisbaenians, municipality of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil." Check List 4, no. (1) (2008): 5–11. https://doi.org/10.15560/4.1.5.

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We provide a checklist, distribution map, and key to the amphisbaenians of the municipality of São Paulo. Seven species in three genera were recorded. Between August 2003 and June 2007, 104 individuals in two genera and five species were received at the Laboratório de Herpetologia of the Instituto Butantan: <em>Amphisbaena alba</em>, <em>A. dubia</em>, <em>A. mertensi</em>, <em>A. trachura</em>, and <em>Leposternon microcephalum</em>. Records for two additional species, <em>Amphisbaena hogei </em>and <em>Cercolophia roberti</em>, were recovered at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São P

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Wu, Xiao-Chun, Donald B. Brinkman, and Anthony P. Russell. "Sineoamphisbaena hexatabularis, an amphisbaenian (Diapsida: Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous redbeds at Bayan Mandahu (Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China), and comments on the phylogenetic relationships of the Amphisbaenia." Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33, no. 4 (1996): 541–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e96-042.

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Sineoamphisbaena hexatabularis Wu et al., 1993 is the earliest known amphisbaenian represented by well-preserved cranial and postcranial material. It reveals a mosaic of generalized lizard-like features and amphisbaenian characters. Most distinctive of the latter are features of cranial consolidation adaptive for a fossorial way of life. Phylogenetic analyses strongly confirm the monophyly of the Amphisbaenia inclusive of S. hexatabularis. The Amphisbaenia is diagnosed by a suite of apomorphic characters. The available evidence suggests a probable Amphisbaenia–Macrocephalosauridae relationship

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Avila-Pires, Teresa Cristina Sauer, Marinus Steven Hoogmoed, and Wáldima Alves da Rocha. "Notes on the Vertebrates of northern Pará, Brazil: a forgotten part of the Guianan Region, I. Herpetofauna." Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Ciências Naturais 5, no. 1 (2021): 13–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.46357/bcnaturais.v5i1.647.

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We discuss the herpetological results of seven expeditions to the Guianan part of Pará, which resulted in a total of 80 species of amphibians (77 frogs and three caecilians) and 95 species of reptiles (36 species of lizards, three species of amphisbaenians, 49 species of snakes, five species of chelonians and two species of caiman). We report six species new to science (three frogs, one caecilian, one lizard, one amphisbaenian), six new records for Brazil (five frogs, one caecilian) and 23 new records for Pará (13 frogs, four lizards, six snakes). For each of the new records we provide comment

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Madella-Auricchio, Cláudia Renata, Paulo Auricchio, and Enio Saraiva Soares. "Reptile species composition in the Middle Gurguéia and comparison with inventories in the eastern Parnaíba River Basin, State of Piauí, Brazil." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 57, no. 28 (2017): 375. http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.28.

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The reptile diversity of the Middle Gurguéia River Basin in southern Piauí, Brazil, is little known. The rapid expansion of agriculture in the region is converting the Cerrado and Caatinga into large farming areas, which threatens biodiversity and hastens its loss. In this study, 68 specimens of reptiles from a university collection were examined, comprising 29 species: ten lizards, one amphisbaenian, 15 snakes, two turtles and one crocodilian. They were collected from five locations in the Middle Gurguéia Basin, a region not previously evaluated for reptiles. The most abundant species is a me

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Martín, José, Gonzalo Rodríguez-Ruiz, José Javier Cuervo, and Pilar López. "Intersexual and body size-related variation in chemical constituents from feces and cloacal products involved in intraspecific communication of a fossorial amphisbaenian." PeerJ 11 (March 23, 2023): e15002. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15002.

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Background Many animals rely on chemical cues for intraspecific communication. This is especially important in fossorial animals because visual restrictions of the underground environment limit the opportunities for visual communication. Previous experiments showed the ability of the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni to discriminate between several categories of conspecifics based on chemical cues alone. However, in contrast with many other reptile species, T. wiegmanni does not have external secretory glands, but uses uncharacterized secretions from the cloaca in intraspecific chemosensory

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Guedes, Jhonny José Magalhães, Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis, Renato Neves Feio, and Henrique C. Costa. "LIZARDS AND AMPHISBAENIANS OF CATAGUASES, MINAS GERAIS, SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL." Oecologia Australis 21, no. 04 (2017): 431–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4257/oeco.2017.2104.07.

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Vidal, Nicolas, and S. Blair Hedges. "The molecular evolutionary tree of lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians." Comptes Rendus Biologies 332, no. 2-3 (2009): 129–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2008.07.010.

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Dirksen, L., and I. De la Riva. "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography." Graellsia 55 (December 30, 1999): 199–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.1999.v55.i0.329.

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Balestrin, Rafael L., and Lize H. Cappellari. "Reproduction and feeding ecology of Amphisbaena munoai and Anops kingi (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) in the Escudo Sul-Rio-Grandense, southern Brazil." Iheringia. Série Zoologia 101, no. 1-2 (2011): 93–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0073-47212011000100013.

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This study presents original data on the reproduction and feeding ecology of two syntopic amphisbaenians, Amphisbaena munoai Klappenbach, 1969 and Anops kingi Bell, 1833, from southern Brazil. Sampling was carried out from April 2004 to April 2006 at a highland area located in São Jerônimo and Barão do Triunfo municipalities, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A total of 647 amphisbaenians were collected, 510 specimens of A. munoai and 137 specimens of A. kingi, of which 130 and 93, respectively, had their gonads and gut content analyzed. Both species presented a unimodal pattern of seasonal distribut

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Angiolani-Larrea, Francesca, Rafael de Fraga, Amanda Mortati, and Síria Ribeiro. "Sex-dependent divergence in asymmetrical reproductive tract morphology between two closely-related amphisbaenian species (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)." Amphibia-Reptilia 42, no. 3 (2021): 317–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10056.

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Abstract Comparing reproductive tract morphology between closely-related species may reveal mechanisms and processes leading to reproductive isolation and cladogenesis. Differences in external morphology are often inconspicuous between closely-related Neotropical species, and tissue samples for DNA sequencing are usually scarce for fossorial organisms such as amphisbaenians. Therefore, comparing characters of the reproductive tract between closely related amphisbaenians may be a viable alternative to understand processes by which evolutionary lineages have diverged morphologically from common

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Renous, D'Sabine. "The arterial arches and their interpretation inBipes and other amphisbaenians." Journal of Morphology 184, no. 2 (1985): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051840202.

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AMORIM, DARCIANE MARIA DE, LIDIANE APARECIDA FIRMINO DA SILVA, DRAUSIO HONORIO MORAIS, REINALDO JOSÉ DA SILVA, and ROBSON WALDEMAR ÁVILA. "Aplectana nordestina n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) parasitizing Leposternon polystegum (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Northeastern, Brazil." Zootaxa 4247, no. 1 (2017): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.12.

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There are currently 760 reptile species known in Brazil, from which about 70 are amphisbaenians with 25 species recorded in the Brazilian northeast (Vanzolini 2002; Gomes & Maciel 2012; Costa & Bérnils, 2014; Roberto et al., 2014). Leposternon polystegum Duméril, is a widespread species distributed in the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, and Caatinga biomes (Porto et al., 2000; Ribeiro et al., 2011). The diet is composed mainly by ants, termites, and coleopteran larvae (Barros-Filho & Valverde, 1996; Gomes et al., 2009).

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Palmuti, Cesar Felipe de Souza, José Cassimiro, and Jaime Bertoluci. "Food habits of snakes from the RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala, an Atlantic Forest fragment of southeastern Brazil." Biota Neotropica 9, no. 1 (2009): 263–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1676-06032009000100028.

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We present data on the diet of 15 species of snakes belonging to a community from Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Feliciano Miguel Abdala, an Atlantic Forest fragment of Southeastern Brazil, based on their stomach contents. For 12 items we were able to determine the direction of the ingestion. Most snakes ingested the prey head-first. A cluster analysis was conducted with items grouped as chilopods, mollusks, adult anurans, anuran tadpoles, lizards, amphisbaenians, snakes, and rodents. The phylogenetic influence on diet preferences is discussed.

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Filho, Gilberto Alves de Souza, and Laura Verrastro. "Reptiles of the Parque Estadual de Itapuã, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil." Check List 8, no. 5 (2012): 847. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/8.5.847.

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Herein we provide a list of reptiles from Parque Estadual de Itapuã, a conservation unit of integral protection located in the municipality of Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil and inserted in the domains of the Pampa Biome. The study was carried out from February 2003 to July 2004. We recorded 39 species: 23 snakes, eight lizards, four testudines, three amphisbaenians and one crocodilian. Through the knowledge of the species in the area, we justify the importance of preserving this important natural remnant.

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Alves de Souza Filho, Gilberto, Luciano Leandro Plombon, and Danilo José Vieira Capela. "Reptiles of the Complexo Energético Fundão-Santa Clara, central-south region of Paraná state, southern Brazil." Check List 11, no. 3 (2015): 1655. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1655.

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Lists of reptiles of localities in Paraná are still scarce and restricted to three works, developed in the central-north and eastern regions of the state. Herein we present a list of reptiles of the Complexo Energético Fundão-Santa Clara, located in the central-south region of Paraná. The study was carried out from May 2010 to March 2012. We recorded 31 species: 20 snakes, seven lizards, two amphisbaenians and two testudines. We hope through this work contribute to a greater knowledge of the reptilian fauna of the central-south region of Paraná.

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Alves de Souza Filho, Gilberto, and Fernanda Stender de Oliveira. "Squamate reptiles from Mauá Hydroelectric Power Plant, state of Paraná, southern Brazil." Check List 11, no. 6 (2015): 1800. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/11.6.1800.

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The reptile fauna of some localities in Paraná is still poorly known. Most surveys were conducted in the central-north, central-south, and eastern regions of the state. Herein, we present a list of squamate reptiles from the Mauá Hydroelectric Power Plant along the Tibagi River, in the central-east region of Paraná. Samplings occurred from March 2010 to April 2015. We recorded 34 species: 24 snakes, eight lizards, and two amphisbaenians. Our work adds new knowledge about the reptilian fauna of the central-east region of Paraná.

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Filho, Gilberto, and Laura Verrastro. "Reptiles of the Parque Estadual de Itapuã, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil." Check List 8, no. (5) (2012): 847–51. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.5.847.

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Herein we provide a list of reptiles from <em>Parque Estadual de Itapuã</em>, a conservation unit of integral protection located in the municipality of Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil and inserted in the domains of the Pampa Biome. The study was carried out from February 2003 to July 2004. We recorded 39 species: 23 snakes, eight lizards, four testudines, three amphisbaenians and one crocodilian. Through the knowledge of the species in the area, we justify the importance of preserving this important natural remnant.

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Alves, de Souza Filho Gilberto, Luciano Plombon, and Capela Danilo Vieira. "Reptiles of the Complexo Energético Fundão-Santa Clara, central-south region of Paraná state, southern Brazil." Check List 11, no. (3) (2015): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1655.

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Lists of reptiles of localities in Paraná are still scarce and restricted to three works, developed in the central-north and eastern regions of the state. Herein we present a list of reptiles of the Complexo Energético Fundão-Santa Clara, located in the central-south region of Paraná. The study was carried out from May 2010 to March 2012. We recorded 31 species: 20 snakes, seven lizards, two amphisbaenians and two testudines. We hope through this work contribute to a greater knowledge of the reptilian fauna of the central-south region of Paraná.

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Alves, de Souza Filho Gilberto, and de Oliveira Fernanda Stender. "Squamate reptiles from Mauá Hydroelectric Power Plant, state of Paraná, southern Brazil." Check List 11, no. (6) (2015): 1–7. https://doi.org/10.15560/11.6.1800.

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The reptile fauna of some localities in Paraná is still poorly known. Most surveys were conducted in the central-north, central-south, and eastern regions of the state. Herein, we present a list of squamate reptiles from the Mauá Hydroelectric Power Plant along the Tibagi River, in the central-east region of Paraná. Samplings occurred from March 2010 to April 2015. We recorded 34 species: 24 snakes, eight lizards, and two amphisbaenians. Our work adds new knowledge about the reptilian fauna of the central-east region of Paraná.

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Costa, Henrique Caldeira, Vitor Dias Fernandes, Adriana Castro Rodrigues, and Renato Neves Feio. "Lizards and Amphisbaenians, municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil." Check List 5, no. 3 (2009): 732. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/5.3.732.

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We performed a survey of lizards and amphisbaenians from municipality of Viçosa, in Atlantic Forest from state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, based on data of the herpetological collections of Museu de Zoologia João Moojen, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, and Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. One hundred and forty six specimens of 14 species were analyzed, belonging to the following families: Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, Gekkonidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Leiosauridae, Polychrotidae, Scincidae, Teiidae and Tropiduridae. We hope to supply basic that helps to understand species distri

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Silva-Soares, Thiago, Rodrigo Barbosa Ferreira, Rodrigo De Oliveira Lula Salles, and Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha. "Continental, insular and coastal marine reptiles from the municipality of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil." Check List 7, no. 3 (2011): 290. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/7.3.290.

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We present a list of the reptiles of the municipality of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, compiled through primary data (specimens gathered by the authors) and secondary data (specimens housed at museums and records available in literature). We record 51 reptile species distributed by the orders Crocodylia (one species), Testudines (nine species), and Squamata (forty-one species), subdivided in amphisbaenians (three species), lizards (eleven species), and snakes (twenty-seven species). We recorded six species that are listed as threatened in the Brazilian List of Endangered Species, as the ter

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Costa, Henrique, Vitor Fernandes, Adriana Rodrigues, and Renato Feio. "Lizards and Amphisbaenians, municipality of Viçosa, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil." Check List 5, no. (3) (2009): 732–45. https://doi.org/10.15560/5.3.732.

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We performed a survey of lizards and amphisbaenians from municipality of Viçosa, in Atlantic Forest from state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, based on data of the herpetological collections of <em>Museu de Zoologia João Moojen</em>, <em>Universidade Federal de Viçosa</em>, and <em>Museu de Zoologia</em>, <em>Universidade de São Paulo</em>. One hundred and forty six specimens of 14 species were analyzed, belonging to the following families: Amphisbaenidae, Anguidae, Gekkonidae, Gymnophthalmidae, Leiosauridae, Polychrotidae, Scincidae, Teiidae and Tropiduridae. We hope to supply basic tha

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Ruiz-García, José, Lucila Curi, Matías Lamas, and Jorge Céspedez. "Amphisbaena trachura Cope, 1885 (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae): new record for the northeast of Argentina." Check List 12, no. (3) (2016): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.3.1883.

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We present a new record of <em>Amphisbaena trachura</em> (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) for the northeast of Corrientes province, Argentina. Seven specimens (five females and two males) were identified using morphological and meristic characters. The specimens were found under <em>Eucalyptus </em>sp. logs on 6 December 2014 and 3 March 2015, in General Alvear Department, Corrientes.

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