Mann's worm lizard
Mann's worm lizard (Amphisbaena manni), also known commonly as the Hispaniolan dwarf wormlizard, is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola.
| Mann's worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. manni |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena manni Barbour, 1914 | |
Etymology
The specific name, manni, is in honor of American entomologist William Montana Mann.[2]
Geographic range
A. manni is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.[3]
References
- Hedges B, Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M (2016). "Amphisbaena manni (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T74857162A115481185. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T74857162A75171331.en. Downloaded on 17 March 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 manni, p. 167).
- Amphisbaena manni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
Further reading
- Barbour T (1914). "A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the West Indies, with Especial Reference to Amphibians and Reptiles". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 44 (2): 205-359 + one plate. (Amphisbaena manni, new species, pp. 318–319).
- Gans C, Alexander AA (1962). "Studies on amphisbaenids (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia). 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 manni, pp. 113–121, Figures 22–26).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Amphisbaena manni, p. 561).
- 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 manni, p. 168).
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