Monopeltis capensis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Amphisbaenidae
- Genus
- Monopeltis
- Species
- Monopeltis capensis
- Scientific Name
- Monopeltis capensis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Monopeltis capensis
Monopeltis capensis, also known commonly as the Cape spade-snouted worm lizard, the Cape wedge-snouted worm lizard, the Cape worm lizard, and the South African shield-snouted amphisbaenian, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
...Monopeltis capensis in languages:
- Arabic
- سحلية الرأس إسفينية الانف الدودية
- English
- Cape Wedgesnouted Worm Lizard
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Parent Taxon
Sibling 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