Sierra Leone worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species:
C. degrysi
Binomial name
Cynisca degrysi
(Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Placogaster degrysi
    Loveridge, 1941
  • Cynisca degrysi
    — Branch et al., 2003

The Sierra Leone worm lizard (Cynisca degrysi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Sierra Leone.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, degrysi, is in honor of German zoologist Pedro de Grys.[3]

Description

C. degrysi is pale brown dorsally, and white ventrally. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.7 cm (4.2 in) and a tail length of 1.3 cm (0.51 in).[2]

Reproduction

C. degrysi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chirio, L. (2013). "Cynisca degrysi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203807A2771563. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203807A2771563.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cynisca degrysi 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. (Cynisca degrysi, p. 68).

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. (Cynisca degrysi, p. 28).
  • Loveridge A (1941). "Revision of the African Lizards [sic] of the Family Amphisbaenidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 87 (5): 353–451. (Placogaster degrysi, new species, p. 400).



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