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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Monopeltis |
| Species: | M. jugularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis jugularis W. Peters, 1880
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Geographic range edit
M. jugularis is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.[1][2]
Habitat edit
Description edit
The holotype of M. jugularis has a total length of 51 cm (20 in), which includes a tail 2.9 cm (1.1 in) long. The body has a diameter of 2.2 cm (0.87 in).[4]
Reproduction edit
The mode of reproduction of M. jugularis is unknown.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c Monopeltis jugularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885).
- ^ Peters W (1880).
Further reading edit
- 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 jugularis, p. 459).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Naural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis jugularis, p. 36).
- Peters W (1880). "Eine Mittheilung über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien des Berliner Zoologischens Museums (Leposoma dispar, Monopeltis (Phractogonus) jugularis, Typhlops depressus, Leptocalamus trilineatus, Xenodon punctatus, Elapomorphus erythronotus, Hylomantis fallax)". Monatsberichte der Königlich preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880: 217–224 + one plate. ("Monopeltis (Phractogonus) jugularis ", new species, pp. 219–220 + plate, figure 1, four views). (in German and Latin).
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