Cameroon worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Cynisca |
Species: | C. schaeferi
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Binomial name | |
Cynisca schaeferi (
Sternfeld, 1912)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The Cameroon worm lizard (Cynisca schaeferi) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon. [2]
The specific name, schaeferi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Schäfer who collected the holotype. [3]
The holotype of C. schaeferi, which is lost, [2] measured 219 mm (8.6 in) in total length, including a tail 23 mm (0.91 in) long. [4]
C. schaeferi is oviparous. [2]