Amphisbaena manni BARBOUR, 1914
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Higher Taxa | Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Squamata |
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Common Names | E: Hispaniolan Dwarf Wormlizard, Mann's Worm Lizard |
Synonym | Amphisbaena manni BARBOUR 1914: 318 Amphisbaena manni — SCHMIDT 1921 Amphisbaena manni — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 561 Amphisbaena manni — THOMAS & HEDGES 2006 |
Distribution | Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic) Type locality: Cap-Haïtien, Département du Nord, Haiti. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 8645. |
Diagnosis | DESCRIPTION: Size small (SVL to 212 mm); tail to 22 mm, cylindrical, not especially tapering, rounded terminally; caudal autotomy between 5-7 caudal annuli; rostral and nasal fused; body annuli 209-243, caudal annuli 17-22; dorsal segments 12-16/midbody annulus, ventral segments 14-20/midbody annulus; rows of postgenials 2; no (or only very occasionally 1) row of postmalar chin shields; 4-9 precloacal pores; nasal suture short; 1 temporal. Dorsum (as preserved) uniform brown, only slightly darker on dorsum, head, and tail; darker centers of segments not obvious macroscopically (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 561). |
Comment | Illustrations: Cochran, 1941; Gans and Alexander, 1962. |
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