Swynnerton's Worm Lizard articles - Encyclopedia of Life

Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Zimbabwe, S Mozambique, Tanzania
Type locality: Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe.
Type locality: Mikindani, Southern Province, Tanzania [Amphisbaenula orientalis]

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Swynnerton's worm lizard

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Swynnerton's worm lizard (Chirindia swynnertoni), also known commonly as Swynnerton's round-headed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to eastern Africa and southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, swynnertoni, is in honor of British entomologist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton.^[2]

Geographic range

C. swynnertoni is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. swynnertoni are grassland and thicket.^[3]

Description

C. swynnertoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 14 cm (5.5 in). It is uniformly pale purplish pink.^[3]

Reproduction

C. swynnertoni is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chirindia swynnertoni 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. (Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 259).
^ ^a ^b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida. 399 pp., 112 color plates. ISBN 0-88359-042-5.(Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 122 + Plate 42).

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