Monopeltis

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Monopeltis
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Monopeltis is a genus in the family Amphisbaenidae, commonly known as worm lizards. 20 species are placed in this genus.

Species

• Monopeltis adercae De Witte, 1953
• Monopeltis anchietae (Bocage, 1873)
• Monopeltis capensis Smith, 1848
• Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910
• Monopeltis galeata (Hallowell, 1852)
• Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger, 1885
• Monopeltis infuscata Broadley, 1997
• Monopeltis jugularis Peters, 1880
• Monopeltis kabindae De Witte & Laurent, 1942
• Monopeltis leonhardi Werner, 1910
• Monopeltis luandae Gans, 1976
• Monopeltis perplexus Gans, 1976
• Monopeltis remaclei De Witte, 1933
• Monopeltis rhodesiana Broadley, Gans, & Visser, 1976
• Monopeltis scalper (Günther, 1876)
• Monopeltis schoutedeni De Witte, 1933
• Monopeltis sphenorhynchus (Peters, 1879)
• Monopeltis vanderysti De Witte, 1922
• Monopeltis welwitschii (Gray, 1865)
• Monopeltis zambezensis Gans & Broadley, 1974

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Monopeltis.

Further reading

• Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (289): 1-130.