Leptotyphlops conjunctus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. conjunctus
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Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops conjunctus (Jan, 1861)
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The Cape thread snake (Leptotyphlops conjunctus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[1][2][3] It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons.[3][4] It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum.[3]
References[]
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b c Leptotyphlops conjunctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
- ^ Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S., 1999. A Review of the African Worm Snakes from South of Latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe.
Categories:
- Leptotyphlops
- Reptiles described in 1861
- Scolecophidia stubs