Sierra Leone worm lizard

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

Sierra Leone worm lizard
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Cynisca
Species:	C. degrysi
Binomial name
Cynisca degrysi (Loveridge, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
Placogaster degrysi Loveridge, 1941 Cynisca degrysi — Branch et al., 2003

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]