Kabinda worm lizard

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Kabinda worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. kabindae
Binomial name
Monopeltis kabindae

The Kabinda worm lizard (Monopeltis kabindae) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

Geographic range

M. kabindae is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

The type locality is Kabinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Description

The holotype of M. kabindae has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 188 mm (7.4 in).[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. kabindae is unknown.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Monopeltis kabindae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ dos Santos (2013).

Further reading

  • de Witte G-F, Laurent RF (1942). "Contribution à la systématique de Amphisbaenidae du Congo belge". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 36 (1): 67–86. (Monopeltis kabindae, new species, p. 76). (in French).
  • dos Santos LC (2013). "Discovery of the second specimen of the African amphisbaenian Monopeltis kabindae Witte & Laurent, 1942". African Journal of Herpetology 62 (2): 109–116.
  • Gans C (2013). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis kabindae, p. 36).



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