Amphisbaena myersi
| Amphisbaena myersi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. myersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed, 1989
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Amphisbaena myersi is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.
Etymology
The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.[2]
Geographic range
Amphisbaena myersi is found in Para District, northern Suriname.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of Amphisbaena myersi is forest.[1]
Behavior
Amphisbaena myersi is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
Amphisbaena myersi is oviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Oubotar [sic], P.; Hoogmoed, M. (2017). "Amphisbaena myersi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T66080021A66080024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T66080021A66080024.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Species Amphisbaena myersi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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.
- 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.