Monopeltis rhodesiana

Monopeltis rhodesiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Clade:	Amphisbaenia
Family:	Amphisbaenidae
Genus:	Monopeltis
Species:	M. rhodesiana
Binomial name
	Monopeltis rhodesiana; Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976
Synonyms
	Monopeltis capensis rhodesianus; Broadley, Gans & Visser, 1976; Monopeltis rhodesianus; — Broadley, 1988; Monopeltis rhodesiana; — Broadley, 1997;

Last updated February 20, 2025

Monopeltis rhodesiana is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.

Geographic range

M. rhodesiana is found in southern Malawi, central Mozambique, southern Zambia, and northwestern Zimbabwe.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. rhodesiana is mesic savanna, with alluvial soil.^[2]

Description

M. rhodesiana is pinkish, both dorsally and ventrally. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in). The maximimum recorded SVL is 28.5 cm (11.2 in). The tail is short, with only 5–9 caudal annuli.^[2]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. rhodesiana is unknown.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Monopeltis rhodesiana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.
1 2 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Monopeltis rhodesiana, pp. 125–126 + Plate 41).

Broadley DG (1997). "A review of the Monopeltis capensis complex in southern Africa (Reptilia: Amphisbaenidae)". African Journal of Herpetology46 (1): 1–12.
Broadley DG, Gans C, Visser J (1976). "Studies on Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History157: 311–486. (Monopeltis capensis rhodesianus, new subspecies, pp. 394–398, Figures 56–59).
Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis rhodesianus, p. 37).

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[RDB-1] 1 2 3 Monopeltis rhodesiana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 24 February 2019.

[Bill-2] 1 2 Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Monopeltis rhodesiana, pp. 125–126 + Plate 41).

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