Witte's worm lizard
Appearance
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Witte's worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Monopeltis |
Species: | M. remaclei
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Binomial name | |
Monopeltis remaclei de Witte, 1933
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Witte's worm lizard (Monopeltis remaclei) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, remaclei, is in honor of David L. Remacle who collected the holotype.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The mode of reproduction of M. remaclei is unknown.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Monopeltis remaclei 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. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Monopeltis remaclei, p. 219).
Further reading
[edit]- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis remaclei, p. 37).
- de Witte G-F (1933). "Description de deux amphisbaenides du Congo Belge ". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 23 (2): 168–171. (Monopeltis remaclei, new species). (in French).
- 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. (in French).