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''Amphisbaena'' is a
''Amphisbaena'' is a genus
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in the family
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Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. Over 100 species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
are placed in this diverse genus.
Species
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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Amphisbaena''.
''Nota bene
(, or ; plural form ) is a Latin phrase meaning "note well".
It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atte ...
'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Amphisbaena''.
Etymology
The specific names ''carlgansi'', ''carli'', and ''cegei'' are all in honor of Americanherpetologist
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning " reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and r ...
Carl Gans (1923–2009), for his contributions to the knowledge of Amphisbaenians.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Amphisbaena cegei'', p. 50; ''A. carlgansi'', p. 97).
See also
*List of reptiles of Brazil
Total number of species = 976
'' Nota bene'': In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than the genus to which it is currently assigned.
Testudines Che ...
* Sineoamphisbaena
''Sineoamphisbaena'' is an extinct genus of squamate of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Its fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits in Inner Mongolia, China. It contains a single species, ''Sineoamphisbaenia hexatabularis.''
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References
Further reading
* Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist.'' (289): 1–130. * Linnaeus C (1758). ''Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, diferentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.'' Stockholm: L. Salvius. 824 pp. (''Amphisbæna'', new genus, p. 229). {{Taxonbar, from=Q26187 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus