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Amphisbaena townsendi

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Species of lizard

Amphisbaena townsendi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: A. townsendi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena townsendi
Stejneger, 1911
Synonyms

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

Etymology

The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.

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).

Reproduction

A. townsendi is oviparous.

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 Museum 41: 283–284. (Amphisbæna townsendi, new species).


Taxon identifiers
Amphisbaena townsendi


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