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Black-and-white Worm Lizard
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Lizards & worm lizards

Black-and-white Worm Lizard

Amphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-and-white Worm Lizard
DutchGevlekte wormhagedis
SpanishAnfisbena fuliginosa
Chinese黑白蚓蜥
Scientific nameAmphisbaena fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

Amphisbaena fuliginosa, also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena. The ecology of A. fuliginosa is poorly known due to its fossorial habits. However, this species can be easily distinguished from others because of its characteristic white and black mosaic pattern that covers both the dorsal and ventral side.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyAmphisbaenidae
GenusAmphisbaena

In Suriname

135Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
1828First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo7
  • Sipaliwini7
  • Wanica2
  • Commewijne2
  • Para2
  • Brokopondo1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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