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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;

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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.

Etymology

The specific name, vanderysti, is in honor of Father Hyacinth Julien Robert Vanderyst (1860–1934), who was a missionary and naturalist in the Belgian Congo.^[4]

Geographic range

M. vanderysti is found in Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. vanderysti is savanna, but it has also been found in agricultural plantations.^[1]

Behavior

M. vanderysti is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Monopeltis vanderysti lujae de Witte, 1922
Monopeltis vanderysti vanderysti de Witte, 1922

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. vanderysti is unknown.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Monopeltis vanderysti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
^ Broadley, Gans & Visser (1976).
^ 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. (Monopeltis vanderysti, p. 272).

Broadley DG, Gans C, Visser J (1976). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa ". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 157: 311–486. (Monopeltis vanderysti, pp. 431–437, Figures 98–102).
de Witte G-F (1922). "Description de reptiles nouveaux du Congo Belge". Revue de Zoologie Africaine 10 (2): 66–71 + Plates I–II. (Monopeltis vanderysti, new species, pp. 66–67 + Plate I, figures 1, 1A, 1B, 1C; M. lujae, new species, pp. 67–68 + Plate I, figures 2, 2A, 2B, 2C). (in French).
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis vanderysti, p. 37).

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[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.

[RDB-2] Monopeltis vanderysti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.

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

[4] 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. (Monopeltis vanderysti, p. 272).

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-{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
+{{Short description|Species of amphisbaenian}}
 {{speciesbox
-| status =
+| status = LC
+| status_system = IUCN3.1
+| status_ref =<ref name=iucn>[[species:Chifundera Kusamba|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.</ref>
 | genus = Monopeltis
 | species = vanderysti
 | authority = [[Gaston-François de Witte|de Witte]], 1922
 | subdivision =
+| synonyms = *''Monopeltis vanderysti'' <br>{{small|de Witte, 1922}}
+*''Monopeltis lujae'' <br>{{small|de Witte, 1922}}
+*''Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai'' <br>{{small|[[Raymond Laurent|Laurent]], 1954}}
+*''Monopeltis vanderysti closei'' <br>{{small|Laurent, 1954}}
+*''Monopeltis vanderysti'' <br>{{small|— [[Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], [[Carl Gans|Gans]] & [[species:John D. Visser|Visser]], 1976}}
+| synonyms_ref = <ref name=RDB/><ref>[[Donald George Broadley|Broadley]], [[Carl Gans|Gans]] & [[species:John D. Visser|Visser]] (1976).</ref>
 }}
-The '''Vanderyst worm lizard''' (''Monopeltis vanderysti)'', also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''Vanderyst's worm lizard''', is a [[species]] of [[Amphisbaenia|amphisbaenian]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Amphisbaenidae]]. The species is native to [[Central Africa]]. There are two recognized [[subspecies]].
+The '''Vanderyst worm lizard''' ('''''Monopeltis vanderysti'''''), also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''Vanderyst's worm lizard''', is a [[species]] of [[Amphisbaenia|amphisbaenian]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Amphisbaenidae]]. The species is native to [[Central Africa]]. There are two recognized [[subspecies]].
 ==Etymology==
-The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''vanderysti'', is in honor of Father [[Hyacinth Julien Robert Vanderyst]] (1860–1934), who was a missionary and naturalist in the [[Belgian Congo]].<ref>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}}. (''Monopeltis vanderysti'', p. 272).</ref>
+The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''vanderysti'', is in honor of Father [[species:Hyacinth Julien Robert Vanderyst|Hyacinth Julien Robert Vanderyst]] (1860–1934), who was a missionary and naturalist in the [[Belgian Congo]].<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Monopeltis vanderysti'', p. 272).</ref>
 ==Geographic range==
 ''M. vanderysti'' is found in [[Angola]], and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Monopeltis|species=vanderysti|accessdate=24 February 2019}}</ref>
+==Habitat==
+The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''M. vanderysti'' is [[savanna]], but it has also been found in agricultural plantations.<ref name=iucn/>
+==Behavior==
+''M. vanderysti'' is [[Terrestrial locomotion|terrestrial]] and [[fossorial]].<ref name=iucn/>
 ==Subspecies==
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 *''[[Monopeltis vanderysti lujae]]'' {{small|[[Gaston-François de Witte|de Witte]], 1922}}
 *''Monopeltis vanderysti vanderysti'' {{small|de Witte, 1922}}
+==Reproduction==
+The [[Modes of reproduction|mode of reproduction]] of ''M. vanderysti'' is unknown.<ref name=RDB/>
 ==References==
@@ Line 25: / Line 42: @@
 ==Further reading==
+*[[Donald George Broadley|Broadley DG]], [[Carl Gans|Gans C]], [[species:John D. Visser|Visser J]] (1976). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera ''Monopeltis'' and ''Dalophia'' in Southern Africa ". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' '''157''': 311–486. (''Monopeltis vanderysti'', pp. 431–437, Figures 98–102).
 *[[Gaston-François de Witte|de Witte G-F]] (1922). "''Description de reptiles nouveaux du Congo Belge''". ''Revue de Zoologie Africaine'' '''10''' (2): 66–71 + Plates I–II. (''Monopeltis vanderysti'', new species, pp. 66–67 + Plate I, figures 1, 1A, 1B, 1C; ''M. lujae'', new species, pp. 67–68 + Plate I, figures 2, 2A, 2B, 2C). (in French).
+*Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist.'' (289): 1–130. (''Monopeltis vanderysti'', p. 37).