Mbanja worm lizard

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.

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

Geographic range
C. ewerbecki is found in extreme southeastern Tanzania.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. ewerbecki is savanna, at an altitude of about 300 m.

Reproduction
C. ewerbecki is oviparous. The adult female lays a single egg.

Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
 * Chirindia ewerbecki ewerbecki F. Werner, 1910
 * Chirindia ewerbecki nanguruwensis (Loveridge, 1962)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Chirindia.