Monopeltis rhodesiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata 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 Superfamilia: Amphisbaenia

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]”.

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]

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.

English: Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

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