Montaspis gilvomaculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elapoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Caenophidia Superfamilia: Elapoidea

Montaspis gilvomaculata Bourquin, 1991: 202

Holotype: TM 68088, ♀, collected by D. Tomlinson in January 1980.
Type locality: “Organ Pipes Pass, near the 'The Camel', Cathedral Peak Forest Reserve, Natal, South Africa, 28°00'35" S, 29°11'11" E; at ca. 2860 m above sea level”.

Bourquin, O. 1991. A new genus and species of snake from the Natal Drakensberg, South Africa. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 35(12): 199–203.

Maritz, B. & Marais, J. 2018. IUCN: Montaspis gilvomaculata (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T190527A115660573. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T190527A115660573.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.