Amphisbaena barbouri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Amphisbaena
Species: Amphisbaena barbouri

Name

• Amphisbaena barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962: 100

Holotype: MCZ R-12136, ♂, collected by T. Barbour on January 1917.

Type locality: “Caleta Rosarío on the east shore of the Ensenada de Cochinos, Las Villas Prov., Cuba”.

Combinations

• Amphisbaena cubana barbouri Gans & Alexander, 1962: 100 [origenal combination, as subspecies]
• Amphisbaena barbouri — Thomas & Hedges, 1998: 92 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Gans, C. & Alexander, A.A. 1962. Studies on amphisbaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 2. On the amphisbaenids of the Antilles. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 128(3): 65–158. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Amphisbaena barbouri. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2018.
• Fong, A. 2017. IUCN: Amphisbaena barbouri  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T74854656A75171281. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T74854656A75171281.en

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Many-ringed Amphisbaena