Amphisbaena townsendi

Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru.[1]

Amphisbaena townsendi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species:
A. townsendi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena townsendi
Stejneger, 1911
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphisbaena townsendi
    Stejneger, 1911
  • Amphisbaena occidentalis townsendi
    — J. Peters, Donoso-Barros & Orejas-Miranda, 1970
  • Amphisbaena townsendi
    — Gans, 2005

Etymology

The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.[2]

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).[3]

Reproduction

A. townsendi is oviparous.[1]

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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).



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