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Cynisca (lizard)
''Cynisca'' is a genus in the Family (biology), family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus. Species *''Cynisca bifrontalis'' - French Congo worm lizard *''Cynisca chirioi'' *''Cynisca degrysi'' - Sierra Leone worm lizard *''Cynisca feae'' - ugly worm lizard *''Cynisca gansi'' *''Cynisca haugi'' - Haug's worm lizard *''Cynisca ivoirensis'' *''Cynisca kigomensis'' *''Cynisca kraussi'' - Ghana worm lizard *''Cynisca leonina'' - Los Archipelago worm lizard *''Cynisca leucura'' - coast worm lizard *''Cynisca liberiensis'' - Liberia worm lizard *''Cynisca manei'' *''Cynisca muelleri'' *''Cynisca nigeriensis'' *''Cynisca oligopholis'' - Cassine River worm lizard *''Cynisca rouxae'' *''Cynisca schaeferi'' - Cameroon worm lizard *''Cynisca senegalensis'' *''Cynisca williamsi'' ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Marie Constant Duméril
André Marie Constant Duméril (1 January 1774 – 14 August 1860) was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology. His son Auguste Duméril was also a zoologist. Life André Marie Constant Duméril was born on 1 January 1774 in Amiens and died on 14 August 1860 in Paris. He became a doctor at a young age, obtaining, at 19 years, the ''prévot'' of anatomy at the medical school of Rouen. In 1800, he left for Paris and collaborated in the drafting of the comparative anatomy lessons of Georges Cuvier. He replaced Cuvier at the Central School of the Panthéon and had, as his colleague, Alexandre Brongniart. In 1801, he gave courses to the medical school of Paris. Under the ''Restauration'', he was elected a member of the Académie des Sciences (French Academy of Sciences) and after 1803 succeeded Lacépède, who was occupied by his political offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Haugi
Haug's worm lizard (''Cynisca haugi)'' is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Gabon. Etymology The specific name, ''haugi'', is in honor of Protestant missionary Ernest Haug (died 1915), who collected specimens for the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' (Paris). Geographic range Within Gabon, ''C. haugi'' is found in Moyen-Ogooué Province. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''C. haugi'' is unknown. Description The species ''C. haugi'' is small and relatively slender for its genus. Gans C (1987). The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , plus a tail length of . Mocquard F (1904). Behavior ''C. haugi'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''C. haugi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Nigeriensis
''Cynisca nigeriensis'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1968 Taxa named by Gerald T. Dunger Endemic fauna of Nigeria Reptiles of Nigeria {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Strauch (naturalist)
Alexander Strauch (1 March 1832, in Saint Petersburg – 14 August 1893, in Wiesbaden, Germany) was a Russian naturalist, most notably a herpetologist. In 1861 he started working as a curator of the zoological museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. From 1879 to 1890 he was director of the museum. He is credited with establishing St. Petersburg as a major world center in the field of herpetology. Taxa named after Strauch Taxa with the specific epithet of ''strauchi'' or ''strauchii'' commemorate his name, five examples being: *''Blanus strauchi'' ( Bedriaga, 1884) *'' Ctenotus strauchii'' ( Boulenger, 1887) *''Eremias strauchi'' Kessler, 1878 *'' Gloydius strauchi'' (Bedriaga, 1912) *'' Phrynocephalus strauchi'' Nikolsky, 1899. ''Nota bene'': A Taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a different genus. His zoologist author abbreviation is Strauch. Selected works * ''Die Vertheilung der Schildkrö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Muelleri
''Cynisca muelleri'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1881 Taxa named by Alexander Strauch {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Manei
''Cynisca manei'' is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 2014 Taxa named by Jean-François Trape {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Liberiensis
The Liberia worm lizard (''Cynisca liberiensis'') is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1878 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Leucura
The coast worm lizard (''Cynisca leucura'') is a worm lizard species in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ... Amphisbaenidae. It is found in western Africa. The round, yet narrow, shape of their head is conserved amongst the species and develops as they grow. They all burrow head first and since they do not express sexual dimorphism, all sexes possess a similar appearance and shape. References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1839 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Müller (doctor)
Friedrich "Fritz" Müller (8 May 1834 – 10 March 1895) was a Swiss doctor, zoologist, and herpetologist. He was born in Basel and studied at the University of Basel from 1852 to 1854, and then at Würzburg and Prague, where he became a medical doctor in 1857. After further experience in Vienna, Paris and Berlin, he returned to Basel to practise medicine. He was a founder member of the regional medical society in 1860 and took a leading role in the sanitary services in Basel, which he directed from 1872. He gave public lectures in zoology at the university from 1868. His zoological work focussed on reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and arachnids. From 1873, he suffered from a chronic illness as a result of which he spent periods near the Mediterranean. He died in Basel. Eponyms In 1885 Fritz Müller described ''Rhinoplocephalus bicolor'', commonly known as "Müller's snake", and in 1889 he described ''Nessia sarasinorum'', a species of skink sometimes referred to as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Leonina
The Los Archipelago worm lizard (''Cynisca leonina'') is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Guinea-Bissau and Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1885 Taxa named by Fritz Müller (doctor) {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 in Koldenbüttel – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens, which he then described in ''Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique... in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt'' (1852–1882). The work was comprehensive in its coverage, dealing with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. He replaced Martin Lichtenstein as curator of the museum in 1858, and in the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In a few years, he g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynisca Kraussi
The Ghana worm lizard (''Cynisca kraussi'') is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... References Cynisca (lizard) Reptiles described in 1878 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Endemic fauna of Ghana {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
