Cameroon worm lizard
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| Cameroon worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Cynisca |
| Species: | C. schaeferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
The Cameroon worm lizard (Cynisca schaeferi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, schaeferi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Schäfer who collected the holotype.[3]
Description
[edit]The holotype of Cynisca schaeferi, which is lost,[2] measured 219 mm (8.6 in) in total length, including a tail 23 mm (0.91 in) long.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Chirio, L.; LeBreton, M.; Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Cynisca schaeferi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176238A125811286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176238A125811286.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Cynisca schaeferi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cynisca schaeferi, p. 234).
- ↑ Sternfeld (1912).
Further reading
[edit]- Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des Reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 688 pp. ISBN 978-2856536032. (in French).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Cynisca schaeferi, p. 29).
- Sternfeld R (1912). "Eine neue Scincidengattung aus Südafrika und eine neue Amphisbaenide aus Kamerun ". Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1912: 248–250. (Chirindia schaeferi, new species, p. 250 + Figure 2). (in German).
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