Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena
The Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena (Amphisbaena barbouri), also known commonly as the Cuban many-ringed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.[2]
| Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. barbouri |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, barbouri, is in honor of American herpetologist Thomas Barbour.[3]
References
- Fong, A. (2017). "Amphisbaena barbouri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T74854656A75171281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74854656A75171281.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Amphisbaena barbouri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- 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 barbouri, p. 16).
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 barbouri, p. 11).
- Gans C, Alexander AA (1962). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 2. On the amphisbaenids of the Antilles". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 128 (3): 65-158 + Plates 1–12. (Amphisbaena cubana barbouri, new subspecies, pp. 100–101).
- Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Amphisbaena cubana barbouri, p. 167).
- Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Amphisbaenian from Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 32 (1): 92–96. (Amphisbaena barbouri, new status).
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