ART. 6 SOUTH AMERICAN LIZARDS C. E. AND M, D. BURT 39 



Family AMPHISBAENIDAE 

 Genus AMPHISBAENA Linnaeus 



AMPHISBAENA ALBA Linnaeus 



175S. Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 229 (type 

 locality. America). 



Trinidad. — One specimen. No. 5788, collected by Prof. Theodore 

 Gill. 



AMPHISBAENA BOHLSII BoHlenirer 



1894. Amphisbaena hohlsii Boulengeb, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, vol. 13, p. 

 344 (type locality, Asuncion, Paraguay). 



Paraguay. — One specimen, No. 11259, collected by E. Palmer. 



AMPHISBAENA CAMURA Cope 



1862. Amphisbaena eamura Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 3.50 

 (type locality, Paraguay). — Boulenger, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 

 vol. 13, 1894, p. 344. 



The inadequate original description of this form has been ampli- 

 fied by Boulenger (1894), who incorrectly synonymized it with 

 Amphisbaena. daricinii in 1885. One type specimen has 76 scales in 

 an annulus at the center of the body. 



Paraguay. — Two co-types. No. 5860, collected by Capt. Thomas 

 J. Page. 



AMPHISBAENA DARWINII Dumeril and Bibron 



1839. Amphisbaena danvinil Dumeril and Bibron, Erp. G6n., vol. 5. p. 490 

 (type locality, Montevideo, Uruguay). 



The specimens of this lizard in the collection of the United States 

 National Museum may be listed as follows : 



No. 



Locality 



Collector 



73513 

 22763 



70475-76 

 65612 

 65539 

 65529 

 68033 

 73535 



65526-27 



Argentina 



La Plata, Argentina 



Uruguay 



Cerro Largo, Uruguay 



Durazno, Uruguay 



Maldondo, Uruguay 



Montevideo, Uruguay (topotypes) 



San Jos6, Uruguay 



Breyer Brothers. 

 Museo de la Plata. 

 F. Felippone. 



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