Detailed Record for Amphisbaena mertensii

Common Name: Worm lizard

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Amphisbaenia / Family Amphisbaenidae / Genus Amphisbaena

C-value (pg): 1.32

Chromosome Number (2n): 40

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Bufo ictericus = 2.90pg

References:
Soma, M., M.L. Beçak, and W. Beçak (1975). Estudo comparativo do conteúdo de DNA em 12 espécies de lacertílios. Ciência e Cultura 27: 1324-1328.

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