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Mbanja Worm Lizard

Chirindia ewerbecki

The Mbanja worm lizard (Chirindia ewerbecki), also known commonly as Ewerbeck's round-headed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. There are two recognized subspecies.

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Range & habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. ewerbecki is savanna, at an altitude of about 300 m (980 ft).

Wikipedia: “Habitat”

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In human culture

The specific name, ewerbecki, is in honor of German customs official Karl Ewerbeck, who collected the holotype.

Wikipedia: “Etymology”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31709.