Cuban pink amphisbaena

The Cuban pink amphisbaena (Amphisbaena carlgansi ) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]

Cuban pink amphisbaena
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Amphisbaena
Species:	A. carlgansi
Binomial name
Amphisbaena carlgansi Thomas & Hedges, 1998

Etymology

The specific name, carlgansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[3]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. carlgansi is forest at altitudes of 0–50 m (0–164 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. carlgansi is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Fong A (2017). "Amphisbaena carlgansi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T74855155A75171291. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74855155A75171291.en. Downloaded on 12 March 2019.
2. Amphisbaena carlgansi 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 carlgansi, p. 97).

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 carlgansi, p. 12).
• Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Amphisbaenian from Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 32 (1): 92–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, new species).