Amphisbaena sanctaeritae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
Etymology The specific name, sanctaeritae, refers to the type locality, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, p. 257).
Geographic range A. sanctaeritae is found in the Brazilian State of São Paulo.
Reproduction A. sanctaeritae is oviparous.
References
Further reading Costa HC, Velasquez S, Zaher H, Garcia PCA (2019). "Updated Diagnosis of Amphisbaena metallurga and A. sanctaeritae and First Record of A. hiata in Brazil (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". South American Journal of Herpetology 14 (3): 233–241. Vanzolini P (1994). "New species of Amphisbaena from State of São Paulo, Brasil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 39 (3): 29–32. (Amphisbaena sanctaeritae, new species).