Monopeltis zambezensis

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 zambezensis

Name

• Monopeltis zambezensis Gans & Broadley, 1974: 3

Holotype: NMZB-UM 5557.

Type locality: “Mana Pools Game Reserve, Urungwe district, Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe]”.

References

Primary references

• Gans, C. & Broadley, D.G. 1974. A new dwarfed species of Monopeltis from the middle Zambezi Valley (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 6(35): 1–5. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Monopeltis zambezensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

• English: Zambezi Spade-snouted Worm Lizard