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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Venezuela (Falcon).
Type locality: œEl Pozon, Estado Faicon, Venezuela
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Estado Falcón worm snake

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The Estado Falcón worm snake (Amerotyphlops lehneri) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.[1][4]

Etymology

The specific name, lehneri, is in honor of geologist Ernst Lehner.[5]

Geographic range

A. lehneri is found in the Venezuelan state of Falcón.[1][4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. lehneri is forest, at altitudes of 50–150 m (160–490 ft).[1]

Description

A. lehneri is a small species of blind snake. It has 20 scale rows around the body. Dorsally, it is yellowish with 11 brown lines. Ventrally it is yellow. The rostral and the tail spine are bright yellow.[4]

Reproduction

A. lehneri is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rivas G, Schargel W (2017). "Amerotyphlops lehneri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T67657437A67657455. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T67657437A67657455.en. Downloaded on 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (Typhlops lehneri, p. 107).
  3. ^ Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)" (PDF). Caribbean Herpetology. 49: 1–61. (Amerotyphlops lehneri, new combination).
  4. ^ a b c d e Amerotyphlops lehneri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops lehneri, p. 154).
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Estado Falcón worm snake: Brief Summary

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The Estado Falcón worm snake (Amerotyphlops lehneri) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Venezuela.

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