The helmeted worm lizard (Monopeltis galeata ) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to the west coast of Central Africa.
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withM. galeata may attain a snout-to-vent length of 46.5 cm (18.3 in), with a tail 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long. Specimens preserved in alcohol are whitish, both dorsally and ventrally.
M. galeata is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Corisco Island), and Gabon.
The mode of reproduction of M. galeata is unknown.
