†Amphisbaena braestrupi Gans and Montero 1998 (worm lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Amphisbaenidae
Full reference: C. Gans and R. Montero. 1998. Two new fossil amphisbaenids (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa (Minas Gerais, Brazil). Steenstrupia 24(1):9-22
Belongs to Amphisbaena according to C. Gans and R. Montero 1998
Sister taxa: Amphisbaena alba, Amphisbaena caeca, Amphisbaena cubana, Amphisbaena darwini, Amphisbaena fenestrata, Amphisbaena fuliginosa, Amphisbaena gonavensis, Amphisbaena innocens, Amphisbaena laurenti, Amphisbaena vermicularis
Type specimen: ZMUC R-44104
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Danish Expedition to Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais - Amphisbaenia (Quaternary of Brazil)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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