Cynisca nigeriensis DUNGER, 1968

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Higher Taxa	Amphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Cynisca nigeriensis DUNGER 1968: 177 Cynisca nigeriensis — GANS 2005: 29
Distribution	N Nigeria (vicinity of Takwashara, near Abuja) Type locality: ‘‘in the vicinity of Takwashara, near Abuja (8°52’N, 7°27’E) in Northern Nigeria.’’
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMNH 102413 (Dunger, 1968). Paratypes: AMNH 102414–102423; CG 3981–3984.
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Comment	Abundance: only known from its original description (Meiri et al. 2017).
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
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 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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