Cynisca oligopholis (BOULENGER, 1906)

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Higher Taxa	Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Cassine River Worm Lizard
Synonym	Amphisbaena oligopholis BOULENGER 1906: 201 Cynisca oligopholis — GANS 1987: 59 Cynisca oligopholis — GANS 2005: 29
Distribution	Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Type locality: ‘‘Cassine River District, Portuguese Guinea’’.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: BMNH 1906.3.30.32:RR1946.8.2.46, 1906.3.30.33: RR1946.8.2.47; MSNG 28164 (six specimens)
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Comment
Etymology	Named after Greek oligos (ὀλίγος), little, small, insignificant, and Greek pholis (φολίς), horny scale.
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1906. Report on the reptiles collected by the late L. Fea in West Africa. Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. Nat. Genova (3) 2: 196-216 - 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 Trape, J.F.; Mané, Y. 2015. Note sur une collection d’amphisbènes (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) d’Afrique occidentale. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 154 : 35-60
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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