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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Sierra Leone
Type locality: Lagos, Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone worm lizard

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The Sierra Leone worm lizard (Cynisca degrysi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Sierra Leone.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, degrysi, is in honor of German zoologist Pedro de Grys.^[3]

Description

C. degrysi is pale brown dorsally, and white ventrally. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 10.7 cm (4.2 in) and a tail length of 1.3 cm (0.51 in).^[2]

Reproduction

C. degrysi is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ Chirio, L. (2013). "Cynisca degrysi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203807A2771563. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T203807A2771563.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cynisca degrysi 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 degrysi, p. 68).

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Sierra Leone worm lizard: Brief Summary