Monopeltis rhodesiana
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Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota Subordo: Lacertoidea |
Familia: Amphisbaenidae
Genus: Monopeltis
Species: Monopeltis rhodesiana
Name edit
Monopeltis rhodesiana Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976
- Holotype: NMZB-UM 28699, ♂, collected by J. Mudimu on November 1972.
- Type locality: “Nyashanu (altitude approximately 820 m.), Sabi Tribal Trust Land, Buhera District, Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe]”.
Combinations edit
- Monopeltis capensis rhodesianus Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976: 394 [original combination, as subspecies]
- Monopeltis rhodesianus — Broadley, 1988 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
- Monopeltis rhodesiana — Broadley, 1997 [subsequent combination, correct gender agreement]
References edit
Primary references edit
- 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 edit
- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Monopeltis rhodesiana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.