Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of amphibaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Etymology The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena townsendi, p. 267).
Description The holotype of A. townsendi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , a tail length of , and a body diameter of .Stejneger (1911).
Reproduction A. townsendi is oviparous.
References
Further reading Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena townsendi, p. 20). Stejneger L (1911). "Description of a new Amphisbænoid lizard from Peru". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41: 283–284. (Amphisbæna townsendi, new species).