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Cynisca rouxae HAHN, 1979

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCynisca rouxae HAHN 1979: 122
Cynisca rouxae — GANS 1987: 61
Cynisca rouxae — RÖDEL & GRABOW 1996
Cynisca rouxae — GANS 2005: 29 
DistributionIvory Coast (Assacro region)

Type locality: ‘‘Vicinity of Assacro, 7°53’N 5°23’W, Ivory
Coast’’.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1978.0001. Paratype: MNHN-RA 1978.0002 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: Two preocular supralabials, nasal, prefrontal, preocular, and ocular discrete. A small, median azygous shield. Frontal, postocular, parietal, and occipital distinct. Postocular supralabial kept from contact with frontal by postocular. Two medium-size temporals dorsal to first (and second) postsupralabials. Snout generally pointed. 3 Supralabials and 2 infralabials. First infralabials much wider and slightly longer than mental. 2 rows of 4 postgenials each between enlarged malars. 197-207 body annuli; 22 caudal annuli. Midbody segments, 14-15 dorsal, 12-14 ventral. Median ventral segments slightly enlarged, paired. 6 round precloacal pores. Autotomy site at the 6th to 7th caudal annulus. (Gans 1987: 61)


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Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Madame Rolande Roux-Estève (1921-2009), French herpetologist. For a short biography see Adler 2012: 335. 
References
  • Brygoo, E. R. 1990. Les types d'Amphisbaenidés, Pygopodidés, Xantusiidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle - Catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. 12 (ser. 4) A (3-4), suppl.: 3-18
  • Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here
  • Hahn D E 1979. A new species of Cynisca (Amphisbaenidae) from the Ivory Coast. Copeia 1979 (1): 122-125 - get paper here
  • Rödel M O; Grabow K 1996. Zur Kenntnis von Cynisca rouxae Hahn, 1979. Salamandra 32 (1): 13-22 - get paper here
 
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