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title: "Black-and-white Worm Lizard"
description: "Amphisbaena fuliginosa — Répteis. Amphisbaena fuliginosa, also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-and-white-worm-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-and-white Worm Lizard

> Amphisbaena fuliginosa — Répteis. Amphisbaena fuliginosa, also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena.

- Scientific name: *Amphisbaena fuliginosa*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 874
- Wikidata: [Q1766868](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1766868)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31842](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31842)

## Names

- en: Black-and-white Worm Lizard
- de: Gefleckte Doppelschleiche
- es: Anfisbena fuliginosa
- fr: Amphisbène demi-deuil
- nl: Gevlekte wormhagedis
- pl: Amfisbena plamista

## Countries with the most observations

CO (265), EC (260), BR (133), TT (49), GF (30), PE (24), GY (18), PA (13), BO (11), SR (10), VE (6)

## Summary

Amphisbaena fuliginosa, also known as the black-and-white worm lizard, speckled worm lizard or spotted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the genus Amphisbaena. The ecology of A. fuliginosa is poorly known due to its fossorial habits. However, this species can be easily distinguished from others because of its characteristic white and black mosaic pattern that covers both the dorsal and ventral side.

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

## Photo

![Black-and-white Worm Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-and-white-worm-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ferhat Gundogdu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242550362

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-and-white-worm-lizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).