“…Amphisbaena mertensii Strauch, 1881 is a worm lizard with a broad geographic range, occurring in southeastern and west-central Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (Gans 1966, Corrêa andMeneses 2020). Among South American amphisbaenians, A. mertensii is relatively well-studied, including data on activity (Moraes and Recchia 2011), defensive behavior (Brito et al 2001, Andrade et al 2006, Navega-Gonçalves and Benites 2019), diet and feeding behavior (Cruz-Neto and Abe 1993, Pramuk and Alamillo 2003, Moraes and Recchia 2011, Navega-Gonçalves and Benites 2019, predation (Sazima and Abe 1991, Duarte 2006, Barbo and Sawaya 2008, Barbo et al 2011, Rodríguez et al 2018), reproduction (Pramuk and Alamillo 2003, Andrade et al 2006, Aguirre et al 2017, thermal ecology (Abe 1984), distribution and habitat (Pramuk and Alamillo 2003, Ribeiro et al 2007, Moraes and Recchia 2011, Silveira et al 2012, Corrêa and Meneses 2020, cytogenetics (Hernando 2005) and anatomy Souza 2001, Gans andMontero 2008). This species can be found in environments of native vegetation (Zaracho et al 2014), pasturelands (Pramuk and Alamillo 2003), and even urban areas (Barbo and Sawaya 2008, Moraes and Recchia 2011, Silveira et al 2012.…”