Middle Congo worm lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
Genus: | Monopeltis |
Species: | M. schoutedeni
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Binomial name | |
Monopeltis schoutedeni
de Witte, 1933
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The Middle Congo worm lizard (Monopeltis schoutedeni) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is indigenous to Central Africa.
The specific name, schoutedeni, is in honor of Belgian zoologist Henri Eugene Alphonse Hubert Schouteden. [1]
M. schoutedeni is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon. [2]
The mode of reproduction of M. schoutedeni is unknown. [2]
Middle Congo worm lizard | |
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Scientific 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.
The specific name, schoutedeni, is in honor of Belgian zoologist Henri Eugene Alphonse Hubert Schouteden. [1]
M. schoutedeni is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon. [2]
The mode of reproduction of M. schoutedeni is unknown. [2]