Amphisbaena townsendi Stejneger 1911 articles

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: W Peru
Type locality: Piura, Peru.

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Amphisbaena townsendi

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Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of amphibaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, townsendi, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Haskins Townsend.^[2]

Description

The holotype of A. townsendi has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20.6 cm (8.1 in), a tail length of 2.1 cm (0.83 in), and a body diameter of 0.5 cm (0.20 in).^[3]

Reproduction

A. townsendi is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Amphisbaena townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena townsendi, p. 267).
^ Stejneger (1911).

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Amphisbaena townsendi: Brief Summary

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Amphisbaena townsendi is a species of amphibaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

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