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Swynnerton's worm lizard
Swynnerton's worm lizard (Chirindia swynnertoni), also known commonly as Swynnerton's round-headed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to eastern Africa and southern Africa.
| Swynnerton's worm lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Chirindia |
| Species: | C. swynnertoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Chirindia swynnertoni Boulenger, 1907 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Etymology edit
The specific name, swynnertoni, is in honor of British entomologist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton.[2]
Geographic range edit
C. swynnertoni is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.[1]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of C. swynnertoni are grassland and thicket.[3]
Description edit
C. swynnertoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 14 cm (5.5 in). It is uniformly pale purplish pink.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Chirindia swynnertoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 259).
- ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida. 399 pp., 112 color plates. ISBN 0-88359-042-5.(Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 122 + Plate 42).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1907). "Descriptions of a new Toad and a new Amphisbænid from Mashonaland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 20: 47–49. (Chirindia swynnertoni, new species, pp. 48–49).
- Broadley DG, Howell KM (1991). "A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys". Syntarsus 1: 1–70. (Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 19).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Chirindia swynnertoni, 27).
- Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Chirindia swynnertoni, p. 322).