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Middle Congo worm lizard

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Middle Congo worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. schoutedeni
Binomial name
Monopeltis schoutedeni
de Witte, 1933

The Middle Congo worm lizard (Monopeltis schoutedeni) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.

Etymology

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The specific name, schoutedeni, is in honor of Belgian zoologist Henri Eugene Alphonse Hubert Schouteden.[1]

Geographic range

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M. schoutedeni is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon.[2]

Reproduction

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

References

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  1. ^ 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 schoutedeni, p. 237).
  2. ^ a b Monopeltis schoutedeni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

Further reading

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  • de Witte G-F (1933). "Description de deux amphisbaenides nouveaux du Congo Belge". Revue de Zoologie Africain 23 (2): 168–171. (Monopeltis schoutedeni, new species). (in French).
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis schoutedeni, p. 37).
  • Pauwels OSG, Albert J-L, Lenglet GL (2010). "Reptilia, Amphisbaenidae, Monopeltis schoutedeni de Witte, 1933: First record from Gabon, with an updated key to Gabonese worm lizards". Check List 6 (3): 476–478.