Swynnerton's round-headed worm lizard
Swynnerton's worm lizard (Chirindia swynnertoni), also known commonly as Swynnerton's round-headed worm lizard, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to eastern Africa and southern Africa.
The specific name, swynnertoni, is in honor of British entomologist Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton.
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 withC. swynnertoni may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 14 cm (5.5 in). It is uniformly pale purplish pink.
C. swynnertoni is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
The preferred natural habitats of C. swynnertoni are grassland and thicket.
C. swynnertoni is oviparous.
