title: Kalahari worm lizard
text: # 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 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 29 cm (11 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  The mode of reproduction of M. leonhardi is unknown.
  
  