Amphisbaena bakeri
| Amphisbaena bakeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphisbaena |
| Species: | A. bakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphisbaena bakeri Stejneger, 1904 | |
Amphisbaena bakeri, known commonly as Baker's worm lizard , is a worm lizard species in the genus Amphisbaena.[1]
It is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.[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
References
- ↑ "Amphisbaena". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.kingsnake.com/westindian/metazoa13.html
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Amphisbaena bakeri, p. 15).
Further reading
- Schwartz, A., and R. Thomas. 1975. A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Special Publication No. 1. 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).
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