Haug's worm lizard explained

Haug's worm lizard (Cynisca haugi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Gabon.

Etymology

The specific name, haugi, is in honor of Protestant missionary Ernest Haug (died 1915), who collected specimens for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (Paris).^[1]

Geographic range

Within Gabon, C. haugi is found in Moyen-Ogooué Province.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. haugi is unknown.

Description

The species C. haugi is small and relatively slender for its genus.^[2] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of, plus a tail length of .^{[2] [3]}

Behavior

C. haugi is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

C. haugi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Gans C (1987). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Reptilia). 7. The Small Round-headed Species (Cynisca) from Western Africa". American Museum Novitates (2896): 1–84. ("Cynisca haughi [sic]", pp. 39–41 + Figures 7, 11, 13, 14, 19).
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. ("Cynisca haughi [sic]"", p. 28).
• Mocquard F (1904). "Description de quelques Reptiles et d'un Batracien nouveaux de la collection du Muséum ". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 10 (26): 301–309. (Amphisbæna haugi, new species, p. 301). (in French).
• Pauwels OSG, Vande weghe JP (2008). Les Reptiles du Gabon. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian Institution. 272 pp. . (Cynisca haugi). (in French).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
2. [Carl Gans|Gans C]
3. [François Mocquard|Mocquard F]