Cameroon worm lizard explained

The Cameroon worm lizard (Cynisca schaeferi) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.

Etymology

The specific name, schaeferi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Schäfer who collected the holotype.^[1]

Description

The holotype of C. schaeferi, which is lost, measured 219mm in total length, including a tail 23mm long.^[2]

Reproduction

C. schaeferi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Chirio L, LeBreton M (2007). Atlas des Reptiles du Cameroun. Paris: Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 688 pp. . (in French).
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Cynisca schaeferi, p. 29).
• Sternfeld R (1912). "Eine neue Scincidengattung aus Südafrika und eine neue Amphisbaenide aus Kamerun ". Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1912: 248–250. (Chirindia schaeferi, new species, p. 250 + Figure 2). (in German).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Cynisca schaeferi, p. 234).
2. [Richard Sternfeld|Sternfeld]