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{{Short description|Genus of snakes}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
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| name = ''Rhinoleptus''
| image =
| image =
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Jallow, M. |author2=Trape, J. |date=2013 |title=''Rhinoleptus koniagui'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T13292248A13292265 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13292248A13292265.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| genus = Rhinoleptus
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
| parent_authority = [[Braulio Rubí Orejas-Miranda|Orejas-Miranda]], [[Rolande Roux-Estève|Roux-Estève]] & [[Jean Marius René Guibé|Guibé]], 1970
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| species = koniagui
| authority = ([[:fr:André Villiers (zoologiste)|Villiers]], 1956)
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
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| synonyms = *''Typhlops koniagui'' <br>{{small|Villiers, 1956}}
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| familia = [[Leptotyphlopidae]]
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*''Leptotyphlops koniagui'' <br>{{small|— Guibé, Roux-Estève & Villiers, 1967}}
| genus = '''''Rhinoleptus'''''
| genus_authority = Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, [[1970]]
*''Rhinoleptus koniagui'' <br>{{small|— Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970}}
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| synonyms_ref = <ref name="McD99">[[:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]], [[T'Shaka Touré|Touré T]] (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).</ref>
| species = '''''R. koniagui'''''
| binomial = ''Rhinoleptus koniagui''
| binomial_authority = (Villiers, [[1956]])
| synonyms = * ''Rhinoleptus'' - Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970
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* ''Typhlops koniagui'' - Villiers, 1956
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* ''Leptotyphlops koniagui'' - Guibé, Roux-Estève & Villiers, 1967
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* ''Rhinoleptus koniagui'' - Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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'''''Rhinoleptus koniagui''''', also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''Villiers's blind snake''', is a [[species]] of [[snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Leptotyphlopidae]]. The species, which is indigenous to [[West Africa]], is [[monotypic]] in the genus '''''Rhinoleptus'''''. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. There are no [[subspecies]] that are recognized as being valid.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|id=209595|taxon=''Rhinoleptus ''|accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref>
:'''''Common names:''' Villiers' blind snake.''
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'''''Rhinoleptus''''' is a [[monotypic]] [[genus]] created for the [[Leptotyphlopidae|blind snake]] [[species]], ''R. koniagui'', found in [[West Africa]]. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No [[subspecies]] are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=209595|taxon=''Rhinoleptus''|year=2007|date=29 August}}</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
Found in [[West Africa]] in [[Senegal]] (Bonghari and [[Casamance]]) and [[Guinea]] ([[Kouroussa]] and Youkounkoun). The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" ([[Guinea]]).<ref name="McD99"/>
''R. koniagui'' is found in [[West Africa]] in [[Senegal]] (Bonghari and [[Casamance]]) and [[Guinea]] ([[Kouroussa]] and Youkounkoun). The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" ([[Guinea]]).<ref name="McD99"/><ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Rhinoleptus|species=koniagui}}</ref>


==See also==
==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]]s of ''R. koniagui'' are [[forest]] and [[savanna]], at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|450|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021" />
* [[List of leptotyphlopid species and subspecies]].

* {{c|Leptotyphlopidae by common name}}.
==Reproduction==
* {{c|Leptotyphlopidae by taxonomic synonyms}}.
''R. koniagui'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==Further reading==
*[[Braulio Rubí Orejas-Miranda|Orejas-Miranda B]], [[Rolande Roux-Estève|Roux-Estève R]], [[Jean Marius René Guibé|Guibé J]] (1970). "''Un nouveau genre de Leptotyphlopides (Ophidia) ''Rhinoleptus koniagui'' (Villiers)''". ''Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo'' '''10''' (127): 1–4. (''Rhinoleptus'', new genus). (in French).
* {{NRDB species|genus=Rhinoleptus|species=koniagui|date=29 August|year=2007}}
*[[:fr:André Villiers (zoologiste)|Villiers A]] (1956). "''Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba 1 : V. Reptiles'' ". ''Mémoires du l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noir, Dakar'' '''48''': 143–162. (''Typhlops koniagui'', new species). (in French).


[[Category:Leptotyphlopidae]]


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[[fr:Rhinoleptus koniagui]]

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[[Category:Leptotyphlopidae]]
[[Category:Monotypic snake genera]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1956]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jean Marius René Guibé]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, 8 April 2024

Rhinoleptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
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[2]
  • Typhlops koniagui
    Villiers, 1956
  • Leptotyphlops koniagui
    — Guibé, Roux-Estève & Villiers, 1967
  • Rhinoleptus koniagui
    — Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970

Rhinoleptus koniagui, also known commonly as Villiers's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species, which is indigenous to West Africa, is monotypic in the genus Rhinoleptus. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[3]

Geographic range[edit]

R. koniagui is found in West Africa in Senegal (Bonghari and Casamance) and Guinea (Kouroussa and Youkounkoun). The type locality given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" (Guinea).[2][4]

Habitat[edit]

The preferred natural habitats of R. koniagui are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]

Reproduction[edit]

R. koniagui is oviparous.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jallow, M.; Trape, J. (2013). "Rhinoleptus koniagui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T13292248A13292265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13292248A13292265.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Rhinoleptus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ a b Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading[edit]

  • Orejas-Miranda B, Roux-Estève R, Guibé J (1970). "Un nouveau genre de Leptotyphlopides (Ophidia) Rhinoleptus koniagui (Villiers)". Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 10 (127): 1–4. (Rhinoleptus, new genus). (in French).
  • Villiers A (1956). "Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba 1 : V. Reptiles ". Mémoires du l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noir, Dakar 48: 143–162. (Typhlops koniagui, new species). (in French).


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