Lindi sharp-snouted worm lizard

Lindi sharp-snouted worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Ancylocranium
Species:
A. barkeri
Binomial name
Ancylocranium barkeri
Loveridge, 1946

The Lindi sharp-snouted worm lizard (Ancylocranium barkeri), also known commonly as Barker's sharp-snouted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, barkeri is in honor of New Zealander zoologist Ronald de la Bere Barker (1889–?).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. barkeri is sandy areas, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft).

Diet

A. barkeri preys upon termites and other small invertebrates.

Reproduction

A. barkeri is oviparous. Clutch size is a single egg.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2014). "Ancylocranium barkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T20878063A20878067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T20878063A20878067.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Ancylocranium barkeri 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. (Ancylcranium barkeri, p. 17).

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