Species

Montaspis gilvomaculata

Montaspis gilvomaculata · described by BOURQUIN 1991

Alopecion guttatum, a close relative of Montaspis gilvomaculata

Pictured: Alopecion guttatum, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Artist's reconstruction.

Photo: Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.; Curtis, Charles M.; Day & Haghe; Ford, G. H.; Great Britain.; Macleay, William Sharp; Smith, Andrew; Stewart and Murray; Wagstaff, Charles Edward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Montaspis gilvomaculata
First described
BOURQUIN 1991
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Lamprophiidae
Genus
Montaspis

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

Where it sits on the tree