Mbanja worm lizard
# 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 (980 ft).

## 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.

