Witte's worm lizard explained

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

Etymology

The specific name, remaclei, is in honor of David L. Remacle who collected the holotype.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. remaclei is unknown.

Further reading

• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis remaclei, p. 37).
• de Witte G-F (1933). "Description de deux amphisbaenides du Congo Belge ". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 23 (2): 168–171. (Monopeltis remaclei, new species). (in French).
• de Witte G-F, Laurent RF (1942). "Contribution à la systématique de Amphisbaenidae du Congo belge ". Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 36 (1): 67–86. (in French).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Monopeltis remaclei, p. 219).