Studies on amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6, The genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in southern Africa. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 157, article 5

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dc.contributor.authorBroadley, Donald G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGans, Carl, 1923-en_US
dc.contributor.authorVisser, John.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T14:19:52Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T14:19:52Z
dc.date.issued1976en_US
dc.descriptionp. 313-485 : ill., maps ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 477-482).en_US
dc.description.abstract"The present study reviews all material of the genera Monopeltis and Dalophia from south of the river Zaire. The name Dalophia is resurrected and Tomuropeltis returned to synonymy. The taxa recognized are: M. anchietae (including quadriscutata, okavangensis, devisi), leonhardi (including vernayi), c. capensis (including decosteri), c. rhodesianus new subspecies, zambezensis, s. sphenorhynchus (including habenichti, gazei), s. mauricei new combination (including ocularis), kabindae, perplexus, remaclei, adercae, scalper (including gerardi, bulsi), vanderysti (including lujae, vilhenai, closei), luandae; D. welwitschii, angolensis, ellenbergeri, gigantea (including truncata), longicauda, pistillum (including granti, colobura, jallae, transvaalensis, mossambica, kuanyamarum), luluae new combination. Geographic variation is mapped for widely ranging forms and ontogenetic changes in cephalic keratinization are documented. The review is based on some 1500 specimens, many of them collected as part of the project. All extant types have been reexamined. The present paper also summarizes ecological information gained from collectors, and miscellaneous biological data scattered throughout the literature, and includes an analysis of stomach contents for those species well represented in the Umtali collection"--P. 315.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/559
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 157, article 5en_US
dc.subject.lccQH1 .A4 vol.157, art.5, 1976en_US
dc.subject.lcshDalophia.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMonopeltis.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Africa, Southern.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAmphisbaenidae -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Africa, Southern.en_US
dc.subject.lcshReptiles -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAfrica, Southernen_US
dc.subject.lcshAfrica, Sub-Saharanen_US
dc.titleStudies on amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 6, The genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in southern Africa. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 157, article 5en_US
dc.title.alternativeGenera Monopeltis and Dalophia in southern Africaen_US
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