Western Congo worm lizard

Western Congo worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. guentheri
Binomial name
Monopeltis guentheri
Boulenger, 1885
Synonyms[2]
  • Monopeltis guentheri
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Monopeltis boulengeri
    Boettger, 1887
  • Monopeltis güntheri
    de Witte, 1954
  • Monopeltis guentheri
    Broadley, 1998

The Western Congo worm lizard (Monopeltis guentheri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

  1. ^ Kusamba C, Zassi-Boulou AG (2021). "Monopeltis guentheri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176244A126048442. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176244/126048442. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Monopeltis guentheri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

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