Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons 1930)

Van Dam's dwarf worm lizard (Zygaspis vandami), also known commonly as the sand-dwelling dwarf worm lizard and Van Dam's round-headed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, vandami, is in honor of South African Herpetologist Gerhardus Petrus Frederick Van Dam (died 1927).^[2]

Geographic range

Z. vandami is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Z. vandami are sand, sandy-soils, and humus-rich soils.^[1]

Description

One of the smaller species in its genus, Z. vandami usually has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13–17 cm (5.1–6.7 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 18.5 cm (7.3 in). It is uniformly dark purplish brown dorsally, and light purple ventrally. The chin and the anal area are white.^[3]

Behavior

A burrowing species, Z. vandami is usually found under logs and stones.^[1]

Reproduction

Z. vandami is oviparous.^[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[1]

• Zygaspis vandami arenicola D. Broadley & S. Broadley, 1997
• Zygaspis vandami vandami (V. FitzSimons, 1930)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Zygaspis.

References

Zygaspis vandami Zygaspis generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Amphisbaenidae familian sailkatuta dago.

Erreferentziak

• TIGR Reptile Database in Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist

Ikus, gainera

• Zygaspis
• Amphisbaenidae

Zygaspis vandami est une espèce d'amphisbènes de la famille des Amphisbaenidae^[1].

Répartition

Cette espèce se rencontre^[1] :

• en Afrique du Sud ;
• au Mozambique ;
• au Zimbabwe.

Liste des sous-espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (21 juil. 2011)^[2] :

• Zygaspis vandami vandami (FitzSimons, 1930)
• Zygaspis vandami arenicola Broadley & Broadley, 1997

Étymologie

Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Gerhardus Petrus Frederick Van Dam^[3].

Publications originales

• Broadley & Broadley, 1997 : A revision of the African genus Zygaspis Cope (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). Syntarsus, vol. 4, p. 1-24.
• FitzSimons, 1930 : Descriptions of new South African Reptilia and Batrachia, with distribution records of allied species in the Transvaal Museum collection. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, vol. 14, n^o 1, p. 20-48 (texte intégral).

Notes et références

Zygaspis vandami là một loài bò sát trong họ Amphisbaenidae. Loài này được Fitzsimons mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1930.^[1]

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