Redescription and geographic variation of Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). American Museum novitates ; no. 2464

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dc.contributor.authorGans, Carl, 1923-en_US
dc.contributor.authorLatifi, Mahmoud.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:33:43Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:33:43Z
dc.date.issued1971en_US
dc.description21 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 20-21).en_US
dc.description.abstract"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].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2672
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2464en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.2464, 1971en_US
dc.subject.lcshMonopeltis guentherien_US
dc.subject.lcshMonopeltis guentheri -- Variation.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Congo River Valleyen_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Variation -- Congo River Valley.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Variation -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Congo River Valleyen_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Variation -- Congo River Valley.en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Variation -- Congo (Democratic Republic)en_US
dc.titleRedescription and geographic variation of Monopeltis guentheri Boulenger (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). American Museum novitates ; no. 2464en_US
dc.title.alternativeAmphisbaeniaen_US
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