The Lualaba worm lizard (''Monopeltis adercae'') is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Etymology

The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

, ''adercae'', is in honor of Bernard Max Aderca, who was a Belgian geologist and paleontologist.

Geographic range

''M. adercae'' is found in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the vicinity of Mulongo. The holotype was collected at an elevation of .

Description

The holotype of ''M. adercae'' has a total length of , which includes a tail long. The diameter of the body is .

de Witte ''De Witte'' or ''Dewitte'' is Dutch language, Dutch and Flemish language, Flemish for "The White" and may refer to: * The noble family "de Witte" (from Antwerpen) Surname * André de Witte (1944–2021), Belgian bishop in Brazil * Bruno de Witte ...

(1953).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''M. adercae'' is unknown.

References

* De Witte G-F (1953). "''Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. Mission G. F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adams, A. Janssens, L. van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946–1949). Reptiles'' ". ''Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge'' (Brussels) 6: 1–322. ("''Monopeltis adercæ''", new species, pp. 82–83, Figures 16A–16D). (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. (''Monopeltis adercae'', p. 34). Monopeltis Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reptiles described in 1953 Taxa named by Gaston-François de Witte {{reptile-stub

Etymology

Geographic range

Description

Reproduction

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