Cameroon worm lizard

The Cameroon worm lizard (Cynisca schaeferi) is a species of amphisbaenian 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.

Description

The holotype of Cynisca schaeferi, which is lost, measured in total length, including a tail long.

Reproduction

Cynisca schaeferi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• Chirio L, (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).