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 Edit this 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]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. manni is forest.[1]

Reproduction

A. manni is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  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 manni, p. 167).
  3. 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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