Cynisca senegalensis

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Cynisca senegalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species:
C. senegalensis
Binomial name
Cynisca senegalensis
Gans, 1987
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Cynisca senegalensis is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Senegal and Guinea. [2]

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References

  1. Wagner, P.; Wilms, T. (2013). "Cynisca senegalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T176239A18013785. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T176239A18013785.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Cynisca senegalensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.