Mesobaena huebneri MERTENS, 1925
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Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Inirida Worm Lizard |
Synonym | Mesobaena huebneri MERTENS 1925 Amphisbaena huebneri BOETTGER 1896 (nomen nudum) Mesobaena huebneri — GANS 1971: 22 Mesobaena huebneri — GANS 2005: 34 |
Distribution | Venezuela (Amazonas), Colombia
Type locality: Inirída, Colombia (see comment)
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: SMF 11829 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5756 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | The original description assigned Inirída to “Süd-Venezuela” with is now Colombia.
Type Species: Mesobaena huebneri is the type species of the genus Mesobaena MERTENS 1925. |
Etymology | Named after George Huebner (1862-1935), German photographer and collector of the type who traveled in Brazil and Peru (1885-1888).
The genus was named after Greek mesos (μέσος), of the middle point or part + Greek baino (βαίνω), walk, step, but also of all motion on ground. ["...Diese südamerikanische Leposternidengattung steht zwischen Amphisbaena und Anopsibaena…"]. |
References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Cole, Charles J.;Gans, Carl 1987. Chromosomes of Bipes, Mesobaena, and other Amphisbaenians (Reptilia), with comments on their evolution. American Museum Novitates (2869): 1-9 - get paper here
- Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here
- Gans, Carl 1971. Redescription of three monotypic genera of amphisbaenians from South America: Aulura Barbour, Bronia Gray, and Mesobaena Mertens. American Museum Novitates (2475): 1-32 - get paper here
- Hoogmoed, Marinus S.; Roberta R. Pinto, Wáldima Alves da Rocha, and Emiliane G. Pereira 2009. A NEW SPECIES OF MESOBAENA MERTENS, 1925 (SQUAMATA: AMPHISBAENIDAE) FROM BRAZILIAN GUIANA, WITH A KEY TO THE AMPHISBAENIDAE OF THE GUIANAN REGION. Herpetologica 65 (4): 436 - get paper here
- Mertens, R. 1926. Herpetologische Mitteilungen. XI. Weitere Bemerkungen über Mesobaena huebneri MERTENS. Senckenbergiana 8 (3/4): 150-151
- Mertens, ROBERT 1925. Eine neue Eidechsengattung aus der Familie der Leposterniden. Senckenbergiana 7 (5): 170-171.
- RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
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