Léopoldville beaked snake

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Léopoldville beaked snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Letheobia
Species:
L. praeocularis
Binomial name
Letheobia praeocularis
(Stejneger, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops præocularis Stejneger, 1894
  • Rhinotyphlops praeocularis
    - Rox-Estève, 1974[2]

The Léopoldville beaked snake (Letheobia praeocularis) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Africa.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zassi-Boulou, A.-G.; Kusamba, C. (2021). "Letheobia praeocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178700A18286339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178700A18286339.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

Further reading[edit]

  • Stejneger, L. 1894. Description of a new species of blind snakes (Typhlopidæ) from the Congo Free State. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Volume XVI. 1893. pp. 709–710.