Helmeted worm lizard
| Helmeted 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. galeata
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis galeata (Hallowell, 1852)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
The helmeted worm lizard (Monopeltis galeata) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to the west coast of Central Africa.
Geographic range
[edit]M. galeata is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Corisco Island), and Gabon.[1]
Description
[edit]M. galeata may attain a snout-to-vent length of 46.5 cm (18.3 in), with a tail 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long. Specimens preserved in alcohol are whitish, both dorsally and ventrally.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of M. galeata is unknown.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Monopeltis galeata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ 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 galeata, p. 457).
Further reading
[edit]- Branch WR, Pauwels OSG, Burger M (2003). "Re-discovery of Cynisca bifrontalis in Gabon, with additional notes on Monopeltis galeata (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia)". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (2): 93–100.
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis galeata, p. 35).
- Hallowell E (1852). "Description of new species of Reptilia from Western Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 62–65. (Phractogonus galeatus, new species, pp. 62–63, four unnumbered figures).
- Hallowell E (1857). " Notice of a collection of Reptiles from the Gaboon country, West Africa, recently presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by Dr. Henry A. Ford". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 9: 48–72. (Phractogonus galeatus, p. 50).
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