. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. loveridge: African amphisbaenidae 409 with all 3 lower labials; 289 annuli on body, 12 on tail; 70 (40 + 30) segments in a midbody annulus, the 2 median ventral segments two and a half times as broad as long; 6 pectorals; 4 anals; 1-1 preanal pores. Dentition. Premaxillary tooth 1; maxillaries 1-1; mandibulars 6-6. Measurements. Total length 132 (127 + 5) mm. Distribution. Bechuanaland Protectorate: Monjalatsela near Ghanzi. (Known only from the 9 type (No. ) in the British Museum). Monopeltis vernayi FitzS
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. loveridge: African amphisbaenidae 409 with all 3 lower labials; 289 annuli on body, 12 on tail; 70 (40 + 30) segments in a midbody annulus, the 2 median ventral segments two and a half times as broad as long; 6 pectorals; 4 anals; 1-1 preanal pores. Dentition. Premaxillary tooth 1; maxillaries 1-1; mandibulars 6-6. Measurements. Total length 132 (127 + 5) mm. Distribution. Bechuanaland Protectorate: Monjalatsela near Ghanzi. (Known only from the 9 type (No. ) in the British Museum). Monopeltis vernayi FitzSimons 1932. Monopeltis vernayi FitzSimons, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 15, p. 36: Gomo- dimo, Kalahari, Bechuanaland Protectorate. 1935b. FitzSimons, p. 354, figs. 15-16. Description. Two large shields covering the head, the anterior slightly longer than the posterior; a pair of occipitals; no preocular;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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