Dalophia luluae

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Dalophia luluae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Dalophia
Species:
D. luluae
Binomial name
Dalophia luluae
(de Witte & Laurent, 1942)
Synonyms [1]
  • Monopeltis luluae
    de Witte & Laurent, 1942
  • Tomuropeltis luluae
    — Laurent, 1947
  • Dalophia luluae
    Broadley, 1998

Dalophia luluae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, luluae, refers to the Lulu River of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

Reproduction

D. luluae is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Dalophia luluae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
  2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dalophia luluae, p. 162).

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