Monopeltis anchietae

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: Monopeltis anchietae

Name

• Monopeltis anchietae (Bocage, 1873)

Holotype: MB T46.525. [destroyed by fire in 1978]

Type locality: “Humbe, dans l’intérieur de Mossamedes, pres des Bords de la rivière Cunene”, Angola.

Combinations

• Lepidosternon (Phractogonus) anchietae Bocage, 1873: 247 [original combination]

References

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Angolan Spade-snouted Worm Lizard