Amphisbaena myersi

Amphisbaena myersi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.

Amphisbaena myersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. myersi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena myersi
Hoogmoed, 1989

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.[2]

Geographic range

A. myersi is found in Para District, northern Suriname.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. myersi is forest.[1]

Reproduction

A. myersi is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. Ouboter P, Hoogmoed M (2017). "Amphisbaena myersi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T66080021A66080024. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T66080021A66080024.en. Downloaded on 17 March 2019.
  2. 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. (Amphisbaena myersi, p. 185).
  3. Amphisbaena myersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

  • Hoogmoed MS (1989). "A new species of Amphisbaena (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae) from Suriname. – Notes on the herpetofauna of Suriname 11". Uitgaven Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen (123): 65–73. (Amphisbaena myersi, new species).
  • Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.



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