Haug's worm lizard (Cynisca haugi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Gabon.[2]

Haug's worm lizard
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species:
C. haugi
Binomial name
Cynisca haugi
(Mocquard, 1904)
Synonyms[2]

Amphisbaena haugi Mocquard, 1904

Etymology

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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).[3]

Geographic range

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Within Gabon, C. haugi is found in Moyen-Ogooué Province.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. haugi is unknown.[1]

Description

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The species C. haugi is small and relatively slender for its genus.[4] The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12.4 cm (4.9 in), plus a tail length of 1.6 cm (0.63 in).[4] [5]

Behavior

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C. haugi is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

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C. haugi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Chirio L (2021). "Cynisca haugi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203809A2771577.en. Accessed on 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Cynisca haugi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ 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. (Cynisca haugi, p. 118).
  4. ^ a b Gans C (1987).
  5. ^ Mocquard F (1904).

Further reading

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  • 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. ISBN 9781893912014. (Cynisca haugi). (in French).