Monopeltis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species (19): M. adercae – M. anchietae – M. capensis – M. decosteri – M. galeata – M. guentheri – M. infuscata – M. jugularis – M. kabindae – M. leonhardi – M. luandae – M. perplexus – M. remaclei – M. rhodesiana – M. scalper – M. schoutedeni – M. sphenorhynchus – M. vanderysti – M. zambezensis

Name

• Monopeltis Smith, 1848: pl. 67 + unpaginated

Type species: Monopeltis capensis Smith, 1848, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Broadley, D.G., Gans, C. & Visser, J. 1976. Studies on Amphisbaenians. (6). The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 157(5): 311–486. hdl: 2246/559 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Monopeltis . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.