Cameroon worm lizard
Species of lizard
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The Cameroon worm lizard (Cynisca schaeferi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2]
| Cameroon worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Cynisca |
| Species: | C. schaeferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynisca schaeferi (Sternfeld, 1912) | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, schaeferi, is in honor of German zoologist Hans Schäfer who collected the holotype.[3]
