Cuban pink amphisbaena explained

The Cuban pink amphisbaena (Amphisbaena carlgansi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cuba.

Etymology

The specific name, carlgansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. carlgansi is forest at altitudes of 0-.

Reproduction

A. carlgansi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, p. 12).
• Rodríguez Schettino, Lourdes

Mancina, Carlos A.; Rivalta González, Vilma (2013). "Reptiles of Cuba: Checklist and Geographic Distributions". Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service (144): 1–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, p. 10).

• Thomas R, Hedges SB (1998). "A New Amphisbaenian from Cuba". Journal of Herpetology 32 (1): 92–96. (Amphisbaena carlgansi, new species).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]