Amphisbaena myersi

Amphisbaena myersi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. myersi
Binomial name
	Amphisbaena myersi; Hoogmoed, 1989

Last updated January 27, 2026

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

1 2 3 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).
1 2 Species Amphisbaena myersi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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 Paulo42 (15): 351–362.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 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.

[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).

[RDB-3] 1 2 Species Amphisbaena myersi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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