Title
Redescription and geographic variation of Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia)
Title Variants
Alternative:
Amphisbaenia
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 2464
By
Gans, Carl, 1923-2009
Latifi, Mahmoud, 1929-2005
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, N.Y American Museum of Natural History [1971]
Notes
Title from caption.
"September 21, 1971."
"The present paper reviews all available specimens of Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger, a form that occurs at several sites in the Congo River Basin. The study confirms that Monopeltis boulengeri Boettger is a strict synonym. Minor geographical variation is described. Most important is an ontogenetic change that produces keratinization and gradual fusion of the large cephalic shields. Only a very few juvenile specimens show two discrete shields; as individuals grow, the center of the suture fuses and finally most of it is covered by a thick layer of keratin. Specimens with an autotomized and healed tail show a distally pigmented and rounded tip which is most similar to the short (nonautotomizing) tail of some other species of the genus"--P. [1].
Subjects
Amphisbaenidae
,
Classification
,
Congo (Democratic Republic)
,
Congo River Valley
,
Monopeltis guentheri
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Reptiles
,
Variation
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.2464, 1971
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
45606275
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