Kalahari spade-snouted worm lizard
The Kalahari worm lizard (Monopeltis leonhardi), also known commonly as the Kalahari spade-snouted worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
The specific name, leonhardi, is in honor of German ethnographer Leonhard Schultze-Jena.
M. leonhardi is purplish pink dorsally, and pinkish ventrally. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 29 cm (11 in).
M. leonhardi is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The preferred natural habitat of M. leonhardi is shallow sand.
The mode of reproduction of M. leonhardi is unknown.
