Monopeltis perplexus explained

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. perplexus is unknown.

Description

Small and slender for its genus, M. perplexus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 30cm (10inches). The tail is relatively long, greater than 10% SVL.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of M. perplexus 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 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).

Notes and References

1. [Carl Gans|Gans]