Carved worm lizard
| Carved worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Monopeltis |
| Species: | M. scalper
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis scalper (Günther, 1876)
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
The carved worm lizard (Monopeltis scalper) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] There are two recognized subspecies.
Description
[edit]M. scalper is brownish dorsally, and it is whitish ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 cm (11 in), with a tail 2.9 cm (1.1 in) long.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of M. scalper is unknown.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[1]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Monopeltis.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Monopeltis scalper at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b Boulenger (1885).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Monopeltis scalper, new combination, pp. 457–458 + Plate XXIV, figures 4a–4d).
- Boulenger GA (1913). "Description d'un Reptile Amphisbénide nouveau provenant du Katanga". Revue Zoologique Africaine, Brussels 2: 392–393. (Monopeltis gerardi, new species, pp. 392–393, illustration, three views of head). (in French).
- Günther A (1876). "Notes on a small Collection brought by Lieut. L. Cameron, C.B., from Angola". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1876: 678–679. (Phractogonus scalper, new species, pp. 678–679, illustration, three views of head).
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