Amphisbaena myersi explained

Amphisbaena myersi is a species of worm lizard in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Suriname.

Etymology

The specific name, myersi, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles William Myers.^[1]

Geographic range

A. myersi is found in Para District, northern Suriname.

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. myersi is forest.

Reproduction

A. myersi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Hoogmoed MS (1989). "A new species of Amphisbaena (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae) from Suriname. – Notes on the herpetofauna of Suriname 11". Uitgaven Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen (123): 65–73. (Amphisbaena myersi, new species).
• Vanzolini PE (2002). "An aid to the identification of the South American species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo 42 (15): 351–362.

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena myersi, p. 185).