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title: "Dwarf Brittle Star"
description: "Amphipholis squamata — Altri animali. Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species complex of brittle stars in the family Amphiuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/dwarf-brittle-star
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Dwarf Brittle Star

> Amphipholis squamata — Altri animali. Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species complex of brittle stars in the family Amphiuridae.

- Scientific name: *Amphipholis squamata*
- Category: `other` (Altri animali)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 3088
- Wikidata: [Q1922756](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1922756)
- iNaturalist taxon: [56690](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/56690)

## Names

- en: Dwarf Brittle Star
- de: Schuppiger Schlangenstern
- es: Estrella quebradiza escamosa
- fr: Ophiure écailleuse
- nl: Levendbarende slangster

## Countries with the most observations

GB (738), US (528), FR (310), AU (91), ES (83), CA (80), IE (42), NZ (36), PT (21), JE (19), NC (18), TW (18)

## Summary

Amphipholis squamata, common names brooding snake star and dwarf brittle star, is a species complex of brittle stars in the family Amphiuridae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipholis_squamata

## Photo

![Dwarf Brittle Star](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/dwarf-brittle-star/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144977756

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/dwarf-brittle-star?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).