| Coast worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Cynisca |
| Species: | C. leucura |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynisca leucura | |
The coast worm lizard (Cynisca leucura) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in western Africa.[1] The coast worm lizard is a relatively small round-headed amphisbaenid, roughly about 250mm in snout-vent length.[2]
References
- ↑ Cynisca at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ Hipsley, Christy A.; Rentinck, Marc-Nicolas; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; Müller, Johannes (September 2016). "Ontogenetic allometry constrains cranial shape of the head-first burrowing worm lizard Cynisca leucura (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae): Cynisca leucura CRANIAL ONTOGENY". Journal of Morphology. 277 (9): 1159–1167. doi:10.1002/jmor.20564. hdl:11343/291337. PMID 27216290. S2CID 25125810.
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