Amphisbaena townsendi

Amphisbaena townsendi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. townsendi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911
Synonyms [1]
Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger, 1911 Amphisbaena occidentalis townsendi — J. Peters, Donoso-Barros & Orejas-Miranda, 1970 Amphisbaena townsendi — Gans, 2005

Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of amphibaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru. ^[1]

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]

Reproduction

A. townsendi is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. Amphisbaena townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
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 townsendi, p. 267).
3. 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 Museum41: 283–284. (Amphisbæna townsendi, new species).