Cynisca gansi

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Lacertoidea
Cynisca gansi

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Cynisca
Species:
C. gansi
Binomial name
Cynisca gansi
Dunger, 1968

Cynisca gansi is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Nigeria.[2]

The specific name, gansi, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans.[3]

Geographic range

C. gansi is found in Kwara State, Nigeria.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. gansi is forest.[1]

Reproduction

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