The Western Congo worm lizard (Monopeltis guentheri) is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Etymology The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther. (Monopeltis guentheri, p. 110)
Geographic range M. guentheri is found in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of M. guentheri is forest.
Description M. guentheri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of , with a tail length of . It has 250–254 annuli on the body.Boulenger (1885).
Reproduction The mode of reproduction of M. guentheri is unknown.
References
Further reading Boettger O (1887). "Diagnoses Reptilium Novorum ab ill. viro Paul Hesse in finibus fluminis Congo repertorum ". Zoologischer Anzeiger 10: 649–651. (Monopeltis boulengeri, new species, p. 649). (in Latin). Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Amphisbænidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Monopeltis guentheri, new species, pp. 456–457 + Plate XXIV, figures 3a–3d). (Monopeltis guentheri, p. 35)