Species of reptile
Amphisbaena schmidti, known commonly as Schmidt's worm lizard or the Puerto Rican dusky worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[3]
Geographic range
A. schmidti is found in Puerto Rico.[4]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of A. schmidti are shrubland, forest, and grassland at altitudes of 0–400 m (0–1,312 ft).[1]
Reproduction
A. schmidti is oviparous.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b Joglar R, Powell R, Hedges B, Thomas R (2016). "Amphisbaena schmidti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
- ^ "Amphisbaena ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ^ 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. (Amphisbaena schmidti, p. 236).
- ^ a b Species Amphisbaena schmidti at The Reptile Database
. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Gans C (1964). "Amphisbaena schmidti, a third species of the genus from Puerto Rico (Amphisbaenia: Reptilia)". Breviora (198): 1–11. (Amphisbaena schmidti, new species, pp. 3–11 + Figures 1–7).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Amphisbaena schmidti, p. 19).
- 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. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Amphisbaena schmidti, p. 561).
- 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 schmidti, p. 168).
