Dalophia angolensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Dalophia
Species:
D. angolensis
Binomial name
Dalophia angolensis
Gans, 1976

Dalophia angolensis is a species of amphisbaenian[1] in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Geographic range

D. angolensis is found in Angola and Zambia.[2][3]

References

  1. Longrich NR, Vinther J, Pyron RA, Pisani D, Gauthier JA (2015). "Biogeography of worm lizards (Amphisbaenia) driven by end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 2015 May 7". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 282 (1806). doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.3034. PMC 4426617. PMID 25833855.
  2. Dalophia angolensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
  3. Chirio, Laurent; Ineich, Ivan (2006). "Biogeography of the Reptiles of the Central African Republic". African Journal of Herpetology. 55 (1): 23–59. doi:10.1080/21564574.2006.9635538. S2CID 84692665.


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