Yonenga worm snake
# Yonenga worm snake

The Yonenga worm snake (Amerotyphlops yonenagae), also known commonly as Yonenaga's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

## Etymology

The specific name, yonenagae (Latin, feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of Yatiyo Yonenaga-Yassuda. She is a Brazilian mammalogist of Japanese descent.

## Geographic range

A. yonenagae is found in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. yonenagae is forest.

## Description

Small for its family, A. yonenagae may attain a total length (including tail) of 20 cm (7.9 in). It has 18 scale rows around the body, for the full length of the body. Dorsally, it is cream-colored, with a darker middorsal line, which is well-marked and extends from the back of the head to the tail. Ventrally, it is immaculate.

## Reproduction

A. yonenagae is oviparous.

