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Cynisca kigomensis DUNGER, 1968

IUCN Red List - Cynisca kigomensis - Critically Endangered, CR
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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Squamata
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCynisca kigomensis DUNGER 1968
Cynisca kigomensis — GANS 2005: 28 
DistributionN Nigeria (Kigom Hills)

Type locality: ‘‘on the western escarpment of the Jos Plateau in the Kigom Hills, Northern Nigeria (approx. 98479N, 88339E)’’.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMNH 102424 (Dunger, 1968). Paratype: AMNH 102425. 
Diagnosis 
CommentAbundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017). 
References
  • Dunger, G.T. 1968. The lizards and snakes of Nigeria. Part 5: the amphisbaenids of Nigeria including a description of 3 new species. Nigerian Field 33 (4): 167-192
  • Dunger, G.T. 1969. Amendments and additions. Nigerian Field 34 (1): 48
  • Gans, C. 2005. CHECKLIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE AMPHISBAENIA OF THE WORLD. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 289: 1-130 - get paper here
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions - get paper here
 
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