Dalophia ellenbergeri

Dalophia ellenbergeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Dalophia
Species:	D. ellenbergeri
Binomial name
	Dalophia ellenbergeri; (Angel, 1920)
Synonyms
	Monopeltis llenbergeri; Angel, 1920; Dalophia ellenbergeri; — Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976; Tomuropeltis ellenbergeri; — Brygoo, 1990; Dalophia ellenbergeri; — Gans, 2005;

Last updated November 11, 2022

Dalophia ellenbergeri is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ellenbergeri, is in honor of Victor Ellenberger (1879–1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.^[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. ellenbergeri is savanna.^[1]

Behavior

D. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

D. ellenbergeri is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Alexander GJ, Tolley KA (2021). "Dalophia ellenbergeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120684046A120906408.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.
1 2 3 Dalophia ellenbergeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dalophia ellenbergeri, p. 82).