Amphisbaena carli


Amphisbaena carli is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, carli, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.

Geographic range

A. carli has been found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Piauí.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. carli is savanna. The holotype was collected in an area that had been recently deforested and replanted with pines.

Description

A. carli is uniformly pink, both dorsally and ventrally. It may attain a total length of.

Behavior

A. carli is fossorial.