Pestel amphisbaena
The Pestel amphisbaena (Amphisbaena leali) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Haiti.[2]
| Pestel amphisbaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. leali |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena leali | |
Etymology
The specific name, leali, is in honor of herpetologist Manuel Leal, co-collector of the holotype.[3]
References
- Hedges B, Inchaustegui S, Landestoy M (2016). "Amphisbaena leali (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T74856459A115481034. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T74856459A75171326.en. Downloaded on 16 March 2019.
- Amphisbaena leali 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 leali, p. 153).
Further reading
- Thomas R, Hedges SB (2006). "Two New Species of Amphisbaena (Reptilia: Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti". Caribbean Journal of Science 42 (2): 208–219. (Amphisbaena leali, new species, pp. 213–215, Figure 5).
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