Vanderyst worm lizard information

Vanderyst worm lizard
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Monopeltis
Species:	M. vanderysti
Binomial name
	Monopeltis vanderysti; de Witte, 1922
Synonyms
	Monopeltis vanderysti ; de Witte, 1922; Monopeltis lujae ; de Witte, 1922; Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai ; Laurent, 1954; Monopeltis vanderysti closei ; Laurent, 1954; Monopeltis vanderysti ; — Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976;

The Vanderyst worm lizard (Monopeltis vanderysti), also known commonly as Vanderyst's worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Central Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.

^ Kusamba C (2021). "Monopeltis vanderysti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120685398A120907443.en. Accessed on 05 December 2022.
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^ Broadley, Gans & Visser (1976).

[iucn-1] Kusamba C (2021). "Monopeltis vanderysti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T120685398A120907443.en. Accessed on 05 December 2022.

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[3] Broadley, Gans & Visser (1976).

Vanderyst worm lizard
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Monopeltis
Species:	M. vanderysti
Binomial name
*Monopeltis vanderysti* de Witte, 1922
Synonyms^[2]^[3]
Monopeltis vanderysti de Witte, 1922 Monopeltis lujae de Witte, 1922 Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai Laurent, 1954 Monopeltis vanderysti closei Laurent, 1954 Monopeltis vanderysti — Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976