---
title: "Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard"
description: "Amphisbaena darwinii — Reptielen. Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/darwin-s-ringed-worm-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard

> Amphisbaena darwinii — Reptielen. Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae.

- Scientific name: *Amphisbaena darwinii*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 682
- iNaturalist taxon: [539252](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539252)

## Names

- en: Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard
- es: Viborita Ciega

## Countries with the most observations

AR (395), UY (92), BR (56)

## Summary

Darwin's ringed worm lizard (Amphisbaena darwinii) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_ringed_worm_lizard

## Photo

![Darwin's Ringed Worm Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/darwin-s-ringed-worm-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rebeca Quetglas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238771302

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/darwin-s-ringed-worm-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).