Amphisbaena townsendi
Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru.[1]
| Amphisbaena townsendi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. townsendi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.[2]
Description
The holotype of A. townsendi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20.6 cm (8.1 in), a tail length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in), and a body diameter of 0.5 cm (0.20 in).[3]
References
- Amphisbaena townsendi 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 townsendi, p. 267).
- Stejneger (1911).
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 townsendi, p. 20).
- Stejneger L (1911). "Description of a new Amphisbænoid lizard from Peru". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41: 283–284. (Amphisbæna townsendi, new species).
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