Hoge's worm lizard


Hoge's worm lizard '' is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, hogei, is in honor of Belgian-Brazilian herpetologist Alphonse Richard Hoge.

Geographic range

A. hogei is found in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. hogei is forest.

Description

A small species, A. hogei may attain a snout-to-vent length of. It has 177–191 body annuli and 15–19 tail annuli. It is brown dorsally, and it is paler ventrally.

Behavior

A. hogei is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

A. hogei is oviparous.