Rhinoleptus
| Rhinoleptus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoleptus Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970 |
| Species: | R. koniagui |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinoleptus koniagui (Villiers, 1956) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
- Common names: Villiers' blind snake.
Rhinoleptus is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, R. koniagui, found in West Africa. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in West Africa in Senegal (Bonghari and Casamance) and Guinea (Kouroussa and Youkounkoun). The type locality given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" (Guinea).[1]
See also
- List of leptotyphlopid species and subspecies.
- Leptotyphlopidae by common name.
- Leptotyphlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- 1 2 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).
- ↑ "Rhinoleptus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links
- Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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