Amphisbaena manniMann's Worm Lizard
Identification
Amphisbaena manni (Mann's Worm Lizard)
Typhlops schwartzi (Schwartz' Worm Snake)
Date Taken
September 19. 2009
Location
In the mountains about 11.5 kms southwest of Bonao, Dominican Republic at precisely 18.884097,-70.446675.
Caption
Found in mixed clay and leaf mold at the edge of a shaded dirt road being widened by hand during the construction phase of a church youth camp. These species were found together at the same site, both in the same shovel-full of dirt. Photographed in a white plastic five-gallon pail with a point-and-shoot digital camera on macro setting.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
Contributors
Kip Hansen (photographer; copyright holder)
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