Monopeltis rhodesiana

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 rhodesiana

Name

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

• 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

Primary 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 rhodesiana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard