Cuban pink amphisbaena

Cuban pink amphisbaena
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. carlgansi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena carlgansi Thomas & Hedges, 1998

The Cuban pink amphisbaena (Amphisbaena carlgansi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cuba. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, carlgansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. carlgansi is forest at altitudes of 0–50 m (0–164 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

A. carlgansi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Fong, A. (2017). "Amphisbaena carlgansi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T74855155A75171291. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74855155A75171291.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Amphisbaena carlgansi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
3. 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 carlgansi, p. 97).

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 carlgansi, p. 12).
• Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes; Mancina, Carlos A.; Rivalta González, Vilma (2013). "Reptiles of Cuba: Checklist and Geographic Distributions". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (144): 1–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, p. 10).
• Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Amphisbaenian from Cuba". Journal of Herpetology32 (1): 92–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, new species).