Monopeltis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Amphisbaenidae
- Genus
- Monopeltis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Monopeltis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Monopeltis
Monopeltis is a genus of amphisbaenians in the family Amphisbaenidae. Species in the genus are commonly known as worm lizards, even though they are not lizards. The genus is endemic to southern Africa. 20 species are placed in this genus.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Monopeltis adercae
- Monopeltis anchietae
- Monopeltis capensis
- Monopeltis decosteri
- Monopeltis galeata
- Monopeltis guentheri
- Monopeltis infuscata
- Monopeltis jugularis
- Monopeltis kabindae
- Monopeltis leonhardi
- Monopeltis luandae
- Monopeltis perplexus
- Monopeltis remaclei
- Monopeltis rhodesiana
- Monopeltis scalper
- Monopeltis schoutedeni
- Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
- Monopeltis vanderysti
- Monopeltis zambezensis