Amphisbaena myersi

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Amphisbaena myersi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. myersi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena myersi
Hoogmoed, 1989

Amphisbaena myersi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.

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Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers. [2]

Geographic range

A. myersi is found in Para District, northern Suriname. [3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. myersi is forest. [1]

Reproduction

A. myersi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Oubotar, 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).
  3. 1 2 Amphisbaena myersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

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