Monopeltis infuscata

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 infuscata

Name

• Monopeltis infuscata Broadley, 1997: 6

Holotype: NMZB 6072.

Type locality: “Nottingham Estates, Beitbridge District, Zimbabwe”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1997. A review of the Monopeltis capensis complex in southern Africa (Reptilia: Amphisbaenidae). African Journal of Herpetology 46(1): 1–12. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1997.9649971 Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Dusky Spade-snouted Worm Lizard