Cynisca gansi
Cynisca gansi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.[2]
| Cynisca gansi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Cynisca |
| Species: | C. gansi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynisca gansi Dunger, 1968 | |
Etymology
The specific name, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[3]
Geographic range
C. gansi is found in Kwara State, Nigeria.[2]
References
- Luiselli L, Chirio L (2013). "Cynisca gansi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203808A2771570. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203808A2771570.en. Downloaded on 24 March 2019.
- Cynisca gansi 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 gansi, p. 97).
Further reading
- Dunger GT (1968). "The lizards and snakes of Nigeria. Part 5: the amphisbaenids of Nigeria including a description of 3 new species". Nigerian Field 33 (4): 167–192. (Cynisca gansi, new species).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Cynisca gansi, p. 28).
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