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Lang's Worm Lizard
Chirindia langi
Lang's worm lizard (Chirindia langi) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. There are two recognized subspecies.
From the article Lang's worm lizard on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults of C. langi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 15.8 cm (6.2 in). It is slender, and its coloration is uniformly pink.
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. langi is savanna, at altitudes of 230–1,400 m (750–4,590 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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 31711.