Spurrell's worm lizard (Amphisbaena spurrelli) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America.
Etymology The specific name, spurrelli, is in honor of British zoologist Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena spurrelli, p. 250).
Geographic range Amphisbaena spurrelli is found in Colombia and Panama.
Habitat The preferred habitat of Amphisbaena spurrelli is forest at altitudes of .
Description Amphisbaena spurrelli may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , plus a tail long.Gans (1962).
Reproduction Amphisbaena spurrelli is oviparous.
References
Further reading Boulenger GA (1915). "Descriptions of a new Amphisbæna and a new Snake discovered by Dr. H. G. F. Spurrell in Southern Colombia". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1915: 659–661. (Amphisbæna spurrelli, new species, pp. 659–660, Text-figure 1). Gans C (1962). "Notes on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia). 6. Redescription and range extension of Amphisbaena spurrelli Boulenger". Breviora (171): 1–11. Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.