Species

Monopeltis vanderysti

Monopeltis vanderysti · described by DE WITTE 1922

Monopeltis infuscata, a close relative of Monopeltis vanderysti

Pictured: Monopeltis infuscata, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Joseph Heymans, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Monopeltis vanderysti
First described
DE WITTE 1922
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Amphisbaenidae
Genus
Monopeltis
Subspecies
  • Monopeltis vanderysti vanderysti (DE WITTE 1922)
  • Monopeltis vanderysti lujae (DE WITTE 1922)

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree