The Western Congo worm lizard (Monopeltis guentheri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
| Western Congo worm lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Amphisbaenia |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Monopeltis |
| Species: | M. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger, 1885 | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[3]
Geographic range
editM. guentheri is found in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Habitat
editDescription
editM. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 25 cm (9.8 in), with a tail length of 3 cm (1.2 in). It has 250–254 annuli on the body.[5]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of M. guentheri is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Kusamba, C.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. (2021). "Monopeltis guentheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176244A126048442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176244A126048442.en. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Monopeltis guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Monopeltis guentheri, p. 110)
- ↑ Boudzoumou, Sylvestre; Hoops, Daniel; Mamonekene, Victor; Jackson, Kate (2013). "Morphologogical variation in Monopeltis guentheri from forest habitat in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae)". African Journal of Herpetology (in English and French). 62 (2): 117–124. Bibcode:2013AfJH...62..117B. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.761284. hdl:1885/66006.
- ↑ Boulenger (1885).
Further reading
edit- Boettger O (1887). "Diagnoses Reptilium Novorum ab ill. viro Paul Hesse in finibus fluminis Congo repertorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 10: 649–651. (Monopeltis boulengeri, new species, p. 649). (in Latin).
- 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 guentheri, new species, pp. 456–457 + Plate XXIV, figures 3a–3d).
- Gans Carl (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 129: 1–130. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2005)289<0001:CABOTA>2.0.CO;2. (Monopeltis guentheri, p. 35)
- Gans, Carl; Latifi, Mahmood [in German] (1971). "Redescription and Geographical Variation of Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia)". American Museum Novitates (2464): 1–20.
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