Amphisbaena cegei is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Bolivia.
Etymology The specific name, cegei, is in honor of American herpetologist Carl Gans, based on his initials C. G.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 50).
Geographic range A. cegei is found in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia.
Habitat The preferred habitat of A. cegei is forest at altitudes of .
Diet A. cegei preys upon earthworms and termites.
Reproduction A. cegei is oviparous.
References
Further reading Dirksen L, De la Riva I (1999). "The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography". Graellsia 55: 199-215. Gans G (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1-130. (Amphisbaena cegei, p. 13). Montero, Ricardo; Sáfadez, Ingrid Fernádez [sic]; Álvarez, Lucindo Gonzales (1997). "A New Species of Amphisbaena from Bolivia". Journal of Herpetology 31 (2): 218-220. (Amphisbaena cegei, new species). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).