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Geocalamus modestus GÜNTHER, 1880

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Higher TaxaAmphisbaenidae, Amphisbaenia, Lacertoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard 
SynonymGeocalamus modestus GÜNTHER 1880: 234
Geocalamus modestus — LOVERIDGE 1923
Geocalamus modestus — LOVERIDGE 1941: 402
Geocalamus modestus — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 20
Geocalamus modestus — GANS 2005: 31
Geocalamus modestus — SPAWLS et al. 2018: 318 
DistributionC Tanzania (Mpwapwa, Ikikuyu)

Type locality: Mpwapwa, Ugogo, Tanzania.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH 79.11.13.8: R1946.9.1.10–79.11.13.10:RR1946.9.1.12 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1856 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Geocalamus modestus is the type species of the genus Geocalamus GÜNTHER 1880: 234. 
References
  • Broadley, D. G. & HOWELL, K. M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70
  • Gans C; Kraklau D M 1989. Studies on amphisbaenians (Reptilia) 8. Two genera of small species from east Africa (Geocalamus and Loveridgea). American Museum Novitates (2944) : 1-28 - 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
  • Günther,C.A.L.G. 1880. Description of new species of reptiles from eastern Africa. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 6 (33): 234-238 - get paper here
  • Loveridge, A. 1923. Notes on East African lizards collected 1920-1923 with the description of two new races of Agama lionotus Blgr. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1923: 935-969 - get paper here
  • Loveridge, ARTHUR 1941. Revision of the African lizards of the family Amphisbaenidae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 87: 353-451. - get paper here
  • Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C. & Ashe, J. 2002. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, 543 pp. [reviews in HR 34: 396 and Afr. J. Herp. 51; 147] - get paper here
  • Spawls, Steve; Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury, 624 pp. - get paper here
 
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