Dalophia luluae

Dalophia luluae
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 [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]

Etymology

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

Reproduction

D. luluae is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. 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).

Further reading

• 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).