Dalophia luluae

Dalophia luluae
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Dalophia
Species:	D. luluae
Binomial name
	Dalophia luluae; (de Witte & Laurent, 1942)
Synonyms
	Monopeltis luluae; de Witte & Laurent, 1942; Tomuropeltis luluae; — Laurent, 1947; Dalophia luluae; — Broadley, 1998;

Last updated March 27, 2025

Dalophia luluae is an endangered species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, luluae, refers to the Lulu River of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Dalophia luluae is savanna, at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (2,600–3,300 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Dalophia luluae is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

D. luluae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Kusamba C (2021). "Dalophia lulae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120684774A120684796.en. Accessed on 26 March 2025.
1 2 3 Dalophia luluae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
↑ 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).

Broadley, D.G.; Gans, C.; Visser, J. (1976). "Studies on amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in southern Africa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 157 (5): 311–486. (Dalophis luluae, new combination, pp. 469–473, Figures 137–140).
De Witte G-F, Laurent RF (1942). "Contribution à la Systématique de Amphisbaenidae du Congo belge". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines36: 67–86. (Monopeltis luluae, new species, p. 68). (in French).
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Dalophia luluae, p. 31).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Kusamba C (2021). "Dalophia lulae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120684774A120684796.en. Accessed on 26 March 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Dalophia luluae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

[3] 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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