Dalophia luluae
Species of amphisbaenian
Dalophia luluae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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] | |
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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
Further reading
- De Witte G-F, Laurent RF (1942). "Contribution à la Systématique de Amphisbaenidae du Congo belge". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 36: 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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