Gaboon worm lizard

Gaboon worm lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Clade: Amphisbaenia
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. jugularis
Binomial name
Monopeltis jugularis
W. Peters, 1880
Synonyms
  • Monopeltis (Phractogonus) jugularis
    W. Peters, 1880
  • Lepidosternon jugulare
    — Strauch, 1881
  • Lepidosternon koppenfelsii
    Strauch 1881
  • Monopeltis jugularis
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Monopeltis semipunctata
    Boettger, 1893

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

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