Lindi sharp-snouted worm lizard
{{Short description|Species of amphisbaenian}}
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| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Ancylocranium
| species = barkeri
| authority = Loveridge, 1946
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The Lindi sharp-snouted worm lizard (Ancylocranium barkeri), also known commonly as Barker's sharp-snouted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. There are two recognized subspecies.{{NRDB species|genus=Ancylocranium|species=barkeri|accessdate=24 February 2019}}
Etymology
The specific name, barkeri is in honor of New Zealander zoologist Ronald de la Bere Barker (1889–?).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}}. (Ancylcranium barkeri, p. 17).
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. barkeri is sandy areas, at altitudes of {{convert|800|–|1,000|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Diet
A. barkeri preys upon termites and other small invertebrates.
Reproduction
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Ancylocranium barkeri barkeri {{small|Loveridge, 1946}}
- Ancylocranium barkeri newalae {{small|Loveridge, 1962}}
References
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Further reading
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Ancylocranium barkeri, p. 22).
- Loveridge A (1946). "A New Worm-Lizard (Ancylocranium barkeri) from Tanganyika Territory". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 59: 73–75. (Ancylocranium barkeri, new species).
- Loveridge A (1962). "New Worm-Lizards (Ancylocranium and Amphisbaena) from Southeastern Tanganyika Territory". Breviora (163): 1–6. (Ancylocranium barkeri newalae, new subspecies, pp. 1–3).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. {{ISBN|978-1472935618}}. (Ancylocranium barkeri, p. 323).
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Category:Reptiles described in 1946
Category:Endemic fauna of Tanzania
Category:Taxa named by Arthur Loveridge
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