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Dalophia ellenbergeri

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Dalophia ellenbergeri is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ellenbergeri, is in honor of Victor Ellenberger (1879–1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.[3]

Geographic range

D. ellenbergeri is found in Angola and Zambia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. ellenbergeri is savanna.[1]

Behavior

D. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

D. ellenbergeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Alexander GJ, Tolley KA (2021). "Dalophia ellenbergeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120684046A120906408.en. Accessed on 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Dalophia ellenbergeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Dalophia ellenbergeri, p. 82).
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Dalophia ellenbergeri: Brief Summary

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Dalophia ellenbergeri is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

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