Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Amphisbaena supernumeraria (Amphisbaena supernumeraria), recorded as Endangered
Amphisbaena supernumeraria (Amphisbaena supernumeraria). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Amphisbaena supernumeraria

Amphisbaena supernumeraria

Amphisbaena supernumeraria is a snake.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Amphisbaena supernumeraria
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Squamata · Amphisbaenidae · Amphisbaena

The lizard or snake

It was first described by Mott, Rodrigues ug Dos Santos in 2009.

Amphisbaenians are worm-lizards: elongated, mostly limbless reptiles that tunnel in soil. A named species may be known from a handful of specimens.

Range and habitat

Amphisbaena supernumeraria is a worm lizard found in Brazil.

GBIF currently lists 3 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Amphisbaena supernumeraria is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Amphisbaena supernumeraria — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2844374 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Amphisbaena supernumeraria?
Amphisbaena supernumeraria is a snake.
What is the conservation status of Amphisbaena supernumeraria?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Amphisbaena supernumeraria. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Amphisbaena supernumeraria live?
Amphisbaena supernumeraria is a worm lizard found in Brazil.
Why is Amphisbaena supernumeraria in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Amphisbaena supernumeraria?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Amphisbaena supernumeraria a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.