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.
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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. vanderysti
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis vanderysti de Witte, 1922
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Etymology
editThe 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
editM. vanderysti is found in Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of M. vanderysti is savanna, but it has also been found in agricultural plantations.[1]
Behavior
editM. vanderysti is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Monopeltis vanderysti lujae de Witte, 1922
- Monopeltis vanderysti vanderysti de Witte, 1922
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of M. vanderysti is unknown.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Monopeltis vanderysti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Broadley, Gans & Visser (1976).
- ^ 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
edit- 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).
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