Monopeltis anchietae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea 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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Monopeltis anchietae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Angolan Spade-snouted Worm Lizard