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Vanderyst worm lizard

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Vanderyst worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. vanderysti
Binomial name
Monopeltis vanderysti
de Witte, 1922
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Monopeltis vanderysti
    de Witte, 1922
  • Monopeltis lujae
    de Witte, 1922
  • Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai
    Laurent, 1954
  • Monopeltis vanderysti closei
    Laurent, 1954
  • Monopeltis vanderysti
    Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976

The Vanderyst worm lizard (Monopeltis vanderysti), also known commonly as Vanderyst's worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Central Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

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The specific name, vanderysti, is in honor of Father Hyacinth Julien Robert Vanderyst (1860–1934), who was a missionary and naturalist in the Belgian Congo.[4]

Geographic range

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M. vanderysti is found in Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of M. vanderysti is savanna, but it has also been found in agricultural plantations.[1]

Behavior

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M. vanderysti is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of M. vanderysti is unknown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kusamba C (2021). "Monopeltis vanderysti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120685398A120907443.en. Accessed on 05 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Monopeltis vanderysti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Broadley, Gans & Visser (1976).
  4. ^ 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 vanderysti, p. 272).

Further reading

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  • Broadley DG, Gans C, Visser J (1976). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa ". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 157: 311–486. (Monopeltis vanderysti, pp. 431–437, Figures 98–102).
  • de Witte G-F (1922). "Description de reptiles nouveaux du Congo Belge". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 10 (2): 66–71 + Plates I–II. (Monopeltis vanderysti, new species, pp. 66–67 + Plate I, figures 1, 1A, 1B, 1C; M. lujae, new species, pp. 67–68 + Plate I, figures 2, 2A, 2B, 2C). (in French).
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis vanderysti, p. 37).