Amphisbaena bakeri STEJNEGER, 1904
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Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Squamata |
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Common Names | E: Puerto Rican Many-ringed Wormlizard, Baker's Worm Lizard |
Synonym | Amphisbaena bakeri STEJNEGER 1904: 681 Amphisbaena bakeri — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 555 Amphisbaena bakeri — GANS 2005: 11 |
Distribution | Puerto Rico Type locality: Puerto Rico. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: USNM 25541. |
Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size large (SVL to 260 mm); tail to 21 mm, cylindrical, rounded terminally; no caudal autotomy; body annuli 239-255, caudal annuli 14-16; dorsal segments (= scale rows) 14-16/midbody annulus, ventral segments 16-17/midbody annulus; rows of postgenials 2; no postmalar chin shields; 4 precloacal pores; nasal suture long, more than one-third prefrontal suture; no temporal. Dorsum pinkish gray, gray, or light brown, darker and more uniform on upper surface of head and tail; rectangular centers of each segment much darker than margins, giving impression of pattern of dark spots; color darker dorsally than pinkish venter; chin and varying portions of venter with light-colored segments lacking dark rectangles, not due to fading but rather to absence along margins of light-colored regions (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 555). |
Comment | Illustrations: Stejneger, 1904; Schmidt, 1928; Gans and Alexander, 1962. Synonymy: Grant 1932 doubted the validity of A. bakeri |
Etymology | Named after the collector if the type, A.B. Baker. |
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