Sierra Leone 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. degrysi
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Binomial name | |
Cynisca degrysi (
Loveridge, 1941)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Sierra Leone worm lizard (Cynisca degrysi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Sierra Leone. [2]
The specific name, degrysi, is in honor of German zoologist Pedro de Grys. [3]
C. degrysi is pale brown dorsally, and white ventrally. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.7 cm (4.2 in) and a tail length of 1.3 cm (0.51 in). [2]