Monopeltis luandae explained

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. luandae is savanna, at altitudes of 20–.

Description

M. luandae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 38.5cm (15.2inches). Dorsally, it is speckled with dark pigment.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. luandae is unknown.

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 Notes 11: 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).

Notes and References

1. [Carl Gans|Gans]