Dalophia welwitschii explained
Dalophia welwitschii is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Angola.
Etymology
The specific name, welwitschii, is in honor of Austrian botanist Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. welwitschii is savanna, at altitudes of 900–.
Description
D. welwitschii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 26.5cm (10.4inches), with a tail 2.4cm (00.9inches) long, and a body diameter of 0.6cm (00.2inches).[2]
Further reading
- Branch WR, Vaz Pinto P, Baptista N, Conradie W (2019). "The Reptiles of Angola: History, Diversity, Endemism and Hotspots". pp. 283–334. In: Huntley BJ, Russo V, Lages F, Ferrand N (editors) (2019). Biodiversity of Angola: Science & Conservation: A Modern Synthesis. (Foreword by His Excellency President of the Republic of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. 567 pp. .
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis welwitschii, p. 38).
- Gray JE (1865). "A Revision of the Genera and Species of Amphisbænians, with the Descriptions of some New Species now in the Collection of the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 442–455. (Dalophia welwitschii, new species, p. 455).
Notes and References
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]
