Cuban pink amphisbaena
Appearance
Cuban pink amphisbaena | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Amphisbaena |
Species: | A. carlgansi
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Binomial name | |
Amphisbaena carlgansi |
The Cuban pink amphisbaena (Amphisbaena carlgansi ) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, carlgansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of A. carlgansi is forest at altitudes of 0–50 m (0–164 ft).[1]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Fong A (2017). "Amphisbaena carlgansi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T74855155A75171291. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74855155A75171291.en. Downloaded on 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b Amphisbaena carlgansi 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. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, p. 97).
Further reading
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, p. 12).
- Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Amphisbaenian from Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 32 (1): 92–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, new species).