Carved 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. scalper
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Binomial name | |
Monopeltis scalper (
Günther, 1876)
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
The carved worm lizard (Monopeltis scalper) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] There are two recognized subspecies.
M. scalper is brownish dorsally, and it is whitish ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 cm (11 in), with a tail 2.9 cm (1.1 in) long. [2]
The mode of reproduction of M. scalper is unknown. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [1]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Monopeltis.
Carved 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. scalper
|
Binomial name | |
Monopeltis scalper (
Günther, 1876)
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Synonyms [1] [2] | |
The carved worm lizard (Monopeltis scalper) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] There are two recognized subspecies.
M. scalper is brownish dorsally, and it is whitish ventrally. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 29 cm (11 in), with a tail 2.9 cm (1.1 in) long. [2]
The mode of reproduction of M. scalper is unknown. [1]
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [1]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Monopeltis.