Monopeltis perplexus

Monopeltis perplexus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Monopeltis
Species:	M. perplexus
Binomial name
Monopeltis perplexus Gans, 1976

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. perplexus is unknown. ^[1]

Description

Small and slender for its genus, M. perplexus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 30 cm (12 in). The tail is relatively long, greater than 10% SVL. ^[3]

Reproduction

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

References

1. Baptista, N.; Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2020). "Monopeltis perplexus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T120685119A120906423. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T120685119A120906423.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Monopeltis perplexus 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 perplexus, new species, pp. 5–7, Table 2, Figure 3, three views).
• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis perplexus, p. 37).