The Rio Grande worm lizard (Amphisbaena pretrei) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, pretrei, is in honor of French artist Jean-Gabriel Prêtre.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withA. pretrei is reddish brown dorsally, and white ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length of 28 cm (11 in), with a tail 3.4 cm (1.3 in) long.
A. pretrei is oviparous.