''Monopeltis luandae'' is a species of

amphisbaenia Amphisbaenia (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of usually legless squamates, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As ...

n in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to Angola.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of ''M. luandae'' is savanna, at altitudes of .

Description

''M. luandae'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Dorsally, it is speckled with dark pigment. Gans (1976).

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of ''M. luandae'' is unknown.

References

* 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 luandae'', new species, pp. 3–5, Figure 2, three views, Table 1). *Gans C (2005). "Checklist and Bibliography of the Amphisbaenia of the World". ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' (289): 1–130. (''Monopeltis luandae'', p. 36). Monopeltis Reptiles of Angola Endemic fauna of Angola Reptiles described in 1976 Taxa named by Carl Gans {{reptile-stub

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