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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Brazil (Distrito Federal, Sao Paulo, Mato Grosso, GoiÃ¡s, ParÃ¡, ParanÃ¡, Tocantins), N Argentina, Paraguay (?), Uruguay, Suriname
Type locality: Paraguay

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Liotyphlops ternetzii

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Liotyphlops ternetzii is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae.^[3] The species is endemic to South America.^[4]

Etymology

The specific name, ternetzii, is in honor of ichthyologist Carl Ternetz (born 1870).^[5]

Geographic range

L. ternetzii is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. ternetzii are grassland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes of 200–1,000 m (660–3,280 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

L. ternetzii is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Nogueira, C. de C.; Williams, J.; Fitzgerald, L.; Arzamendia, V.; Scrocchi, G. (2019). "Liotyphlops ternetzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203201A2762069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203201A2762069.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Liotyphlops ternetzii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ 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. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ "Liotyphlops ternetzii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liotyphlops ternetzii, p. 263).

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Liotyphlops ternetzii: Brief Summary