Amphisbaena hyporissor THOMAS, 1965
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Amphisbaena hyporissor
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| Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Barahona Wormlizard, Barahona Amphisbaena |
| Synonym | Amphisbaena gonavensis hyporissor THOMAS 1965: 5 Amphisbaena gonavensis leberi THOMAS 1965: 7 Amphisbaena gonavensis leberi — COLE 1987 Amphisbaena gonavensis hyporissor — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 559 Amphisbaena hyporissor leberi — POWELL et al. 1999 Amphisbaena hyporissor — POWELL 1999 Amphisbaena hyporissor — THOMAS & HEDGES 2006 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola (SE Haiti, SW Dominican Republic): Barahona Peninsula Type locality: ‘‘13.1 mi. (20.9 km) SW of Enriquillo, Pedernales Province, Republica Dominicana’’. leberi: República Dominicana, northwestern Peninsula de Barahona; Isla Beata; intergrades with A. g. hyporissor NW Oviedo Nuevo. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ 77149; Paratypes: ASFS X9974–X9976 (Albert Schwartz Field Series); AMNH 92792–92795; KU 79824, 79825; RT 754, 755; INHS (= UIMNH) 55600–55602; MCZ 77150 (5 miles northeast of Oviedo, Pedernales Province). Holotype: MCZ 77218 (also given as 77128) [leberi] |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: A subspecies of Amphishaena gonavensis characterized by lack of fusions of head scales, a high number of caudal annuli, more than six precloacals ; an occasional caudal autotomy; and a mottled but faded coloration. Range: Presently known from the southeastern portion of the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. (Thomas 1965) |
| Comment | Synonymy: Thomas & Hedges (2006), by implication, considered A. g. leberi to be a synomym of A. hyporissor. |
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