#speckled worm lizard

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A speckled worm-lizard (Amphisbaena fuliginosa) in French Guinea, South America

by Bernard Dupont

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A speckled worm lizard [Amphisbaena fuliginosa] photographed in Saul, France, by Bernard Dupont. 

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Amphisbaena fuliginosa, also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian - which though commonly called “worm lizards” they are neither worms or lizards, though they are closely related to the latter. The ecology of this species is poorly known due to it spending most of its lifetime underground. 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.

Photo of a wild individual taken by Bernard DUPONT || Info source [Wiki]

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Amphisbaena fuliginosa | ©Camila Rodriguez   (San Martín, Meta, Colombia)

Resembling a worm, this animal is actually a lizard, one without legs and highly reduced eyes. This species is Amphisbaena fuliginosa (Squamata - Amphisbaenidae) and it is commonly named Speckled Worm Lizard, Black-and-white worm lizard and Spotted worm lizard, in English, or Lagarto gusano moteado and Tatacoa colombiana in Spanish.

Amphisbaenians are burrowing reptiles, poorly known ecologically because of their fossorial habits. 

Amphisbaena fuliginosa is a South American species distributed in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Trinidad and Tobago [1]. In 2007, it was recorded from the Cerrado biome, Brazil [2] [3]. In the Caribbean islands of Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Speckled Worm Lizard has been reported as introduced species [1].