Monopeltis luandae

Monopeltis luandae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Monopeltis
Species:	M. luandae
Binomial name
Monopeltis luandae Gans, 1976

Monopeltis luandae is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Angola. ^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. luandae is savanna, at altitudes of 20–150 m (66–492 ft). ^[1]

Description

M. luandae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 38.5 cm (15.2 in). Dorsally, it is speckled with dark pigment. ^[3]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. luandae is unknown. ^[2]

References

1. Baptista, N.; Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2020). "Monopeltis luandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T120684142A120906418. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120684142A120906418.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Monopeltis luandae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
3. Gans (1976).

Further reading

• Branch WR, Baptista N, Vaz Pinto P (2018). "Angolan Amphisbaenians: Rediscovery of Monopeltis luandae Gans 1976, with comments on the type locality of Monopeltis perplexus Gans 1976 (Sauria: Amphisbaenidae)". Herpetology Notes11: 603–606.
• Gans C (1976). "Three New Spade-Snouted Amphisbaenians from Angola (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia)". American Museum Novitates (2590): 1–11. (Monopeltis luandae, new species, pp. 3–5, Figure 2, three views, Table 1).
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis luandae, p. 36).