Amphisbaena cegei

Amphisbaena cegei is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.[2]

Amphisbaena cegei

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. cegei
Binomial name
Amphisbaena cegei
Montero, Sáfadez & Álvarez, 1997

Etymology

The specific name, cegei, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans, based on his initials C. G.[3]

Geographic range

A. cegei is found in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. cegei is forest at altitudes of 700–2,100 m (2,300–6,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. cegei is oviparous.[2]

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References

  1. Gonzales L, Muñoz A, Embert D (2016). "Amphisbaena cegei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T50956334A50956337. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T50956334A50956337.en. Downloaded on 13 March 2019.
  2. Amphisbaena cegei 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 cegei, p. 50).

Further reading

  • Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199-215.
  • Gans G (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130. (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 13).
  • Montero, Ricardo; Sáfadez, Ingrid Fernádez [sic]; Álvarez, Lucindo Gozales (1997). "A New Species of Amphisbaena from Bolivia". Journal of Herpetology 31 (2): 218-220. (Amphisbaena cegei, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).



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