Gaboon worm lizard

Gaboon worm lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species:
M. jugularis
Binomial name
Monopeltis jugularis
W. Peters, 1880
Synonyms[2][3]
  • 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.

  1. ^ LeBreton, M., Chirio, L. & Gonwouo, N.L. (2021). "Monopeltis jugularis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T176245A126048641. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176245/126048641. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Boulenger GA (1885).