Baker's worm lizard explained

Baker's worm lizard (Amphisbaena bakeri) is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae.

Geographic range

A. bakeri is endemic to Puerto Rico.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. bakeri is forest at altitudes of 0-.

Reproduction

A. bakeri is oviparous.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, bakeri, is in honor of Arthur B. Baker, a zoologist with the United States Fish Commission in Puerto Rico, who collected the type specimen.^[3]

See also

• List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
• Fauna of Puerto Rico
• List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico

Further reading

• Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. . (Amphisbaena bakeri, p. 555).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Amphisbaena bakeri, p. 166).
• Stejneger L (1904). "The Herpetology of Porto [sic] Rico." pp. 549–724. In: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution...for the Year Ending June 30, 1902. Washington, District of Columbia: Government Printing Office. 739 pp. ("Amphisbæna bakeri, new species", pp. 681–683).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metazoa13.
2. . www.reptile-database.org.
3. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]