Kalahari 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.

Etymology
The specific name, leonhardi, is in honor of German ethnographer Leonhard Schultze-Jena.

Geographic range
M. leonhardi is found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. leonhardi is shallow sand.

Description
M. leonhardi is purplish pink dorsally, and pinkish ventrally. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20 –. The maximum recorded SVL is 29 cm.

Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of M. leonhardi is unknown.