Monopeltis infuscata

Monopeltis infuscata, also known commonly as the dusky spade-snouted worm lizard, the dusky worm lizard, and the infuscate wedge-snouted amphisbaenian, is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.

Geographic range
M. infuscata is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of M. infuscata are grassland, shrubland, and savanna, at altitudes of 800 –.

Description
M. infuscata is pinkish, both dorsally and ventrally. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 20 –. The maximum recorded SVL is 28 cm.

Reproduction
M. infuscata is viviparous. The adult female gives birth to a small brood in summer.