Bachia heteropa
Bachia heteropa is a species of "microteiid" lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. The species is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. There are two recognized subspecies. Common names. Common names for "B. heteropa" include La Guaira bachia, LaGuaira bachia, and worm lizard (in English), and falsa vibora común and lagartija lombriz (in Spanish). Geographic range. The distribution of "B. heteropa" includes Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Description. "B. heteropa" can reach a length of snout-to-vent, and its tail may be more than 1.5 times that long. Its limbs are very small relative to  its body length. It has four digits on each forelimb, and two digits on each hindlimb. Its body is covered by rows of large, overlapping, hexagonal scales. Habitat. "B. heteropa" lives in forests, at altitudes from sea level to , where it dwells in leaf-litter. Diet. "B. heteropa" feeds on arthropods and their larvae. Reproduction. "B. heteropa" is oviparous. Subspecies. Two subspecies of "Bachia heteropa" are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. "Nota bene": A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than "Bachia".