The specific name, vanzolinia, is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist and composer Paulo Vanzolini.

[3] A. vanzolinia is found in extreme eastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Paraíba, and Pernambuco.

[2] The diet of A. vanzolinia consists of ants, termites, and other arthropods of the edaphic microfauna.

Some arthropods include members of Arachnida, Crustacea, Hexapoda, and Diploda.

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