Monopeltis zambezensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Amphisbaenia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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 Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea Cladus: Amphisbaenia

Holotype: NMZB-UM 5557.

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

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.

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

English: Zambezi Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

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