Amphisbaena myersi Hoogmoed 1988 articles

Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Surinam (district Para)
Type locality: Surinam; Jodensavanne (05°25N, 54°59W).

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Amphisbaena myersi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.^[2]

A. myersi is found in Para District, northern Suriname.^[3]

The preferred habitat of A. myersi is forest.^[1]

A. myersi is oviparous.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Oubotar, P.; Hoogmoed, M. (2017). "Amphisbaena myersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T66080021A66080024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T66080021A66080024.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ 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 myersi, p. 185).
^ ^a ^b Amphisbaena myersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

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Amphisbaena myersi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.