Dalophia angolensis

Dalophia angolensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Dalophia
Species:	D. angolensis
Binomial name
	Dalophia angolensis; Gans, 1976

Last updated February 20, 2025

Dalophia angolensis is a species of amphisbaenian ^[1] in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Geographic range

D. angolensis is found in Angola and Zambia.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Longrich NR, Vinther J, Pyron RA, Pisani D, Gauthier JA (2015). "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 2015 May 7". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 282 (1806). doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.3034. PMC 4426617 . PMID 25833855.
↑ Dalophia angolensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan (2006). "Biogeography of the Reptiles of the Central African Republic". African Journal of Herpetology. 55 (1): 23–59. doi:10.1080/21564574.2006.9635538. S2CID 84692665.

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[1] Longrich NR, Vinther J, Pyron RA, Pisani D, Gauthier JA (2015). "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 2015 May 7". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 282 (1806). doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.3034. PMC 4426617 . PMID 25833855.

[2] Dalophia angolensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

[3] Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan (2006). "Biogeography of the Reptiles of the Central African Republic". African Journal of Herpetology. 55 (1): 23–59. doi:10.1080/21564574.2006.9635538. S2CID 84692665.

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