Cynisca rouxae

Cynisca rouxae is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Ivory Coast.

Etymology

The specific name, rouxae (genitive, feminine, singular), is in honor of French herpetologist Mme. Rolande Roux-Estève.

The preferred habitats of C. rouxae are forest and savanna.

C. rouxae is oviparous.

1 2 Rödel, M.-O.; Chirio, L. (2013). "Cynisca rouxae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T203818A2771633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203818A2771633.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 Cynisca rouxae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ 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. (Cynisca rouxae, p. 228).

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