Monopeltis zambezensis
| Monopeltis zambezensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Amphisbaenidae |
| Genus: | Monopeltis |
| Species: | M. zambezensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Monopeltis zambezensis | |
Monopeltis zambezensis is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
Geographic range[edit]
M. zambezensis is found in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and presumably western Mozambique.[1]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of M. zambezensis is red soil in Mopane woodlands.[2]
Description[edit]
M. zambezensis is very small and slender for its genus. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of only 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 23.5 cm (9.3 in).[2]
Reproduction[edit]
The mode of reproduction of M. zambezensis is unknown.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Monopeltis zambezensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 February 2019.
- ^ a b 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 zambezensis, p. 125).
Further reading[edit]
- Broadley DG (1997). "A review of the Monopeltis capensis complex in southern Africa (Reptilia: Amphisbaenidae)". African Journal of Herpetology 46 (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 History 157: 311–486. (Monopeltis zambezensis, pp. 398–401, Figures 60–64).
- Gans C, Broadley DG (1974). "a new dwarfed species of Monopeltis from the middle Zambezi Valley (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia)". Arnoldia, Rhodesia 6 (35): 1–5. (Monopeltis zambezensis, new species).
- Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1–130. (Monopeltis zambezensis, p. 38).
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