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 (1879âÂÂ1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.
Geographic range
D. ellenbergeri is found in Angola and Zambia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. ellenbergeri is savanna.
Behavior
D. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and fossorial.
Reproduction
D. ellenbergeri is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Angel F (1920). "Liste de reptiles du Haut-Zambèze et de l'Afrique australe. Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Monopeltis". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 26 (7): 614âÂÂ617. (Monopeltis ellenbergeri, new species, pp. 615âÂÂ616, Figures 1âÂÂ2). (in French).
- Broadley DG, Gans C, (1976). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 157 (5): 311âÂÂ486. (Dalophia ellenbergeri, pp. 451âÂÂ454, Figures 116âÂÂ121).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1âÂÂ130. (Dalophia ellenbergeri, p. 30).