Helmeted worm lizard

The helmeted worm lizard (Monopeltis galeata) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to the west coast of Central Africa.

Helmeted worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. galeata
Binomial name
Monopeltis galeata
(Hallowell, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Phractogonus galeatus
    Hallowell, 1852
  • Monopeltis (Phractogonus) magnipartitus
    W. Peters, 1879
  • Lepidosternon galeatum
    — Strauch, 1881
  • Lepidosternon dumerilii
    Strauch, 1881
  • Monopeltis galeata
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Monopeltis unirostralis
    Mocquard, 1903
  • Monopeltis boveei
    Mocquard, 1903

Geographic range

M. galeata is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Corisco Island), and Gabon.[1]

Description

M. galeata may attain a snout-to-vent length of 46.5 cm (18.3 in), with a tail 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long. Specimens preserved in alcohol are whitish, both dorsally and ventrally.[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. galeata is unknown.[1]

References
  1. Monopeltis galeata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  2. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Monopeltis galeata, p. 457).

Further reading
  • Branch WR, Pauwels OSG, Burger M (2003). "Re-discovery of Cynisca bifrontalis in Gabon, with additional notes on Monopeltis galeata (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia)". African Journal of Herpetology 52 (2): 93–100.
  • Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis galeata, p. 35).
  • Hallowell E (1852). "Description of new species of Reptilia from Western Africa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 62–65. (Phractogonus galeatus, new species, pp. 62–63, four unnumbered figures).
  • Hallowell E (1857). " Notice of a collection of Reptiles from the Gaboon country, West Africa, recently presented to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, by Dr. Henry A. Ford". Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 9: 48–72. (Phractogonus galeatus, p. 50).



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