Monopeltis
Monopeltis is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. The genus is endemic to southern Africa. 19 species are placed in this genus.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Monopeltis A. Smith, 1848 |
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19, see text. | |
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Monopeltis adercae de Witte, 1953 - Lualaba worm lizard
- Monopeltis anchietae (Bocage, 1873) - Angolan spade-snouted worm lizard, Anchieta's worm lizard
- Monopeltis capensis A. Smith, 1848 - Cape worm lizard, South African shield-snouted amphisbaenian, Cape wedge-snouted worm lizard
- Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910 - De Coster's worm lizard
- Monopeltis galeata (Hallowell, 1852) - helmeted worm lizard
- Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger, 1885 - Western Congo worm lizard
- Monopeltis infuscata Broadley, 1997 - dusky spade-snouted worm lizard, infuscate wedge-snouted amphisbaenian
- Monopeltis jugularis W. Peters, 1880 - Gaboon worm lizard
- Monopeltis kabindae de Witte & Laurent, 1942 - Kabinda worm lizard
- Monopeltis leonhardi F. Werner, 1910 -Kalahari worm lizard
- Monopeltis luandae Gans, 1976
- Monopeltis perplexus Gans, 1976
- Monopeltis remaclei de Witte, 1933 - Witte's worm lizard
- Monopeltis rhodesiana Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976
- Monopeltis scalper (Günther, 1876) - carved worm lizard
- Monopeltis schoutedeni de Witte, 1933 - Middle Congo worm lizard
- Monopeltis sphenorhynchus (W. Peters, 1879) - slender spade-snouted worm lizard, Maurice's spade-snouted worm lizard
- Monopeltis vanderysti de Witte, 1922 - Vanderyst worm lizard
- Monopeltis zambezensis Gans & Broadley, 1974
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Monopeltis.
References
- Genus Monopeltis at The Reptile Database
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Monopeltis. |
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1-130.
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