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* ''Stenostomophis'' <small>[[Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune|Rochebrune]], 1884</small> |
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* ''Rhamphostoma'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1893</small> |
* ''Rhamphostoma'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1893</small> |
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'''''Leptotyphlops''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Leptotyphlopidae|blind snake]]s, commonly known as '''slender blind snakes''' and '''threadsnakes''',<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=174335 |taxon=''Leptotyphlops'' |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref> in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Leptotyphlopidae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to and found throughout [[Africa]]. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ''[[Trilepida]]'', and other species have been moved to the genera ''[[Epacrophis]]'', ''[[Epictia]]'', ''[[Mitophis]]'', ''[[Myriopholis]]'', ''[[Namibiana]]'', ''[[Rena (snake)|Rena]]'', ''[[Siagonodon]]'', ''[[Tetracheilostoma]]'', and ''[[Tricheilostoma]]''. |
'''''Leptotyphlops''''' is a [[genus]] of nonvenomous [[Leptotyphlopidae|blind snake]]s, commonly known as '''slender blind snakes''' and '''threadsnakes''',<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=174335 |taxon=''Leptotyphlops'' |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref> in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Leptotyphlopidae]]. The genus is [[Endemism|endemic]] to and found throughout [[Africa]]. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ''[[Trilepida]]'', and other species have been moved to the genera ''[[Epacrophis]]'', ''[[Epictia]]'', ''[[Mitophis]]'', ''[[Myriopholis]]'', ''[[Namibiana]]'', ''[[Rena (snake)|Rena]]'', ''[[Siagonodon]]'', ''[[Tetracheilostoma]]'', and ''[[Tricheilostoma]]''. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Most species of ''Leptotyphlops'' look much like shiny [[earthworms]]. They are |
Most species of ''Leptotyphlops'' look much like shiny [[earthworms]]. They are generally black, grey, or blackish-brown and their scales give them a segmented appearance. Their common name comes from the fact that their eyes are greatly reduced almost to the point of [[Vestigial structure|uselessness]], and hidden behind a protective head scale. The species which are called thread snakes are so named because of their very narrow, long bodies. |
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==Behavior== |
==Behavior== |
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!Ethiopian worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops aethiopicus]]''<ref name="RDB"> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops aethiopicus]]''<ref name="RDB">{{NRDB genus|genus=Leptotyphlops}}</ref> |
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|[[Donald George Broadley|Broadley]] & [[Van Wallach|Wallach]], 2007 |
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|Forest, |
|''Habitat:'' Forest, grassland |
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''Range:'' Ethiopia, Kenya<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Spawls, S. |authorlink=species:Stephen Spawls |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops aethiopicus'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T21584239A21584244 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21584239A21584244.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Ethiopia; Kenya |
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!Cape thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops conjunctus.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Leptotyphlops conjunctus.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops conjunctus]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops conjunctus]]'' |
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|([[Giorgio Jan|Jan]], 1861) |
|([[Giorgio Jan|Jan]], 1861) |
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|Grassland |
|''Habitat:'' Grassland |
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''Range:'' South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |authorlink1=species:Graham J. Alexander |author2=Tolley, K.A. |authorlink2=species:Krystal A. Tolley |author3=Weeber, J. |authorlink3=species:Josh Weeber |author4=Conradie, W. |authorlink4=species:Werner Conradie |author5=Pietersen, D. |authorlink5=species:Darren W. Pietersen |year=2022 |amends=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops conjunctus'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979732A217536604 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979732A217536604.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) |
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!Distant's thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops distanti.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Leptotyphlops distanti.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops distanti]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops distanti]]'' |
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|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1892) |
|([[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1892) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, grassland |
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Mozambique |
''Range:'' Mozambique, South Africa (Limpopo Province, North-West Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng)<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |year=2022 |title=''Leptotyphlops distanti'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979746A197419772 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979746A197419772.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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!Emin Pasha’s worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops emini]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops emini]]'' |
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|(Boulenger, 1890) |
|(Boulenger, 1890) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, shrubland |
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''Range:'' The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Kusamba, C. |authorlink=species:Chifundera Kusamba |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops emini'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T21584272A21584290 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21584272A21584290.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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!Howell’s worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops howelli]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops howelli]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
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|Forest, |
|''Habitat:'' Forest, savanna |
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''Range:'' Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Beraduccii, J. |authorlink=species:Joe Beraducci |author2=Howell, K. |authorlink2=species:Kim Monroe Howell |author3=Msuya, C.A. |authorlink3=species:Charles Andekia Msuya |author4=Ngalason, W. |authorlink4=species:Wilirk Ngalason |year=2022 |amends=2014 |title=''Leptotyphlops howelli'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979760A217807449 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979760A217807449.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Incognito thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops incognitus.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Leptotyphlops incognitus.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops incognitus]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops incognitus]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & [[Gillian Watson|Watson]], 1976 |
|Broadley & [[species:Gillian Watson|Watson]], 1976 |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, grassland |
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Eswatini |
''Range:'' Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga), Zambia, Zimbabwe<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |author2=Tolley, K.A. |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops incognitus'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44979771A120635822 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979771A120635822.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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!Jacobsen's thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops jacobseni.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops jacobseni]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops jacobseni]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & [[Sheila Broadley|S. Broadley]], 1999 |
|Broadley & [[species:Sheila Broadley|S. Broadley]], 1999 |
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|Grassland |
|''Habitat:'' Grassland |
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''Range:'' South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga)<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |year=2022 |title=''Leptotyphlops jacobseni'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T178203A197408045 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T178203A197408045.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga) |
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!Shaba thread snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops kafubi]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops kafubi]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
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|(Boulenger, 1919) |
|(Boulenger, 1919) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, artificial / terrestrial |
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''Range:'' Angola, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Kusamba, C. |author2=Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. |authorlink2=species:Ange-Ghislain Zassi-Boulou |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops kafubi'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44979786A44979794 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T44979786A44979794.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Angola; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Zambia |
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!Mount Kenya worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops keniensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops keniensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
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|Shrubland |
|''Habitat:'' Shrubland |
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''Range:'' Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Spawls, S. |author2=Malonza, P. |authorlink2=species:Patrick Kenyatta Malonza |year=2022 |amends=2014 |title=''Leptotyphlops keniensis'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979800A217807566 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979800A217807566.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Uvira worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops latirostris]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops latirostris]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|([[Richard Sternfeld|Sternfeld]], 1912) |
|([[Richard Sternfeld|Sternfeld]], 1912) |
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|Savanna |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna |
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''Range:'' Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Pietersen, D. |author2=Verburgt, L. |authorlink2=species:Luke Verburgt |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops latirostris'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T124313370A124313452 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T124313370A124313452.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Goggle-eyed worm snake |
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[[File:Goggle-eyed worm snake Leptotyphlops macrops.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Goggle-eyed worm snake Leptotyphlops macrops.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops macrops]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops macrops]]'' |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 1996 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 1996 |
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|Forest, |
|''Habitat:'' Forest, savanna, artificial / terrestrial |
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''Range:'' Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Malonza, P. |author2=Spawls, S. |year=2022 |amends=2014 |title=''Leptotyphlops macrops'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979811A217807671 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979811A217807671.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Mbanja worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops mbanjensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops mbanjensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
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|Artificial / |
|''Habitat:'' Artificial / terrestrial |
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''Range:'' United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Howell, K. |author2=Msuya, C.A. |author3=Spawls, S. |year=2022 |amends=2014 |title=''Leptotyphlops mbanjensis'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979823A217807781 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979823A217807781.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Merker’s thread snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops merkeri]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops merkeri]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
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|([[Franz Werner|F. Werner]], 1909) |
|([[Franz Werner|F. Werner]], 1909) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, shrubland, grassland, artificial / terrestrial, introduced vegetation |
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''Range:'' Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Branch, W.R. |authorlink=William Roy Branch |author2=Wagner, P. |authorlink2=species:Philipp Wagner |author3=Safari, I. |authorlink3=species:Ignas Safari |author4=Chenga, J. |authorlink4=species:Jumapili Chenga |year=2015 |title=''Leptotyphlops merkeri'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T47749549A47749558 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T47749549A47749558.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Black thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops nigricans.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Leptotyphlops nigricans.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops nigricans]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops nigricans]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span> |
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|([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1839) |
|([[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1839) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, shrubland, grassland |
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''Range:'' South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape)<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |year=2022 |title=''Leptotyphlops nigricans'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979834A197419932 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979834A197419932.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape) |
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!Black-tip worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops nigroterminus]]''<ref name="RDB" /> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops nigroterminus]]''<ref name="RDB" /> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, shrubland |
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''Range:'' Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Spawls, S. |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops nigroterminus'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44979849A44979854 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44979849A44979854.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of |
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!Pemba worm snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops pembae]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops pembae]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|[[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1941 |
|[[Arthur Loveridge|Loveridge]], 1941 |
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|Grassland, |
|''Habitat:'' Grassland, artificial / terrestrial |
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''Range:'' Pemba Island, Tanzania<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Spawls, S. |author2=Malonza, P. |year=2022 |amends=2014 |title=''Leptotyphlops pembae'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979860A217807882 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979860A217807882.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Pemba Island, Tanzania |
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!Pitman’s thread snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops pitmani]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops pitmani]]'' <ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 2007 |
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|Savanna |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna |
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''Range:'' Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Wagner, P. |author2=Branch, W.R. |author3=Chenga, J. |author4=Safari, I. |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops pitmani'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44979875A44979884 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44979875A44979884.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda |
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!N/A |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops pungwensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops pungwensis]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 1997 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 1997 |
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|''Range:'' Mozambique<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Tolley, K.A. |author2=Conradie, W. |author3=Farooq, H. |author4=Verburgt, L. |author5=Alexander, G.J. |author6=Raimundo, A. |author7=Sardinha, C.I.V. |year=2019 |title=''Leptotyphlops pungwensis'' |volume=2019 |page=e.T44979890A44979892 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44979890A44979892.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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|Mozambique |
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!Peter's thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops scutifrons full body.jpg|frameless]] |
[[File:Leptotyphlops scutifrons full body.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops scutifrons]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops scutifrons]]'' |
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|([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1854) |
|([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]], 1854) |
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|Savanna, |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna, shrubland, grassland |
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''Range:'' Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Tolley, K.A. |author2=Alexander, G.J. |year=2021 |title=''Leptotyphlops scutifrons'' |volume=2021 |page=e.T44979898A44979907 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979898A44979907.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Angola; Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa; Zimbabwe |
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!Forest thread snake |
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[[File:Leptotyphlops sylvicolus.jpg|frameless]] |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops sylvicolus]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
|''[[Leptotyphlops sylvicolus]]''<ref name="RDB"/> |
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|Broadley & Wallach, 1997 |
|Broadley & Wallach, 1997 |
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|Forest, |
|''Habitat:'' Forest, grassland |
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''Range:'' South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Alexander, G.J. |year=2022 |title=''Leptotyphlops sylvicolus'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979913A197420058 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979913A197420058.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province) |
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!Tello's thread snake |
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|''[[Leptotyphlops telloi]]'' |
|''[[Leptotyphlops telloi]]'' |
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|Broadley & Watson, 1976 |
|Broadley & Watson, 1976 |
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|Savanna |
|''Habitat:'' Savanna |
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''Range:'' Eswatini, Mozambique<ref>{{cite iucn |author=Verburgt, L. |author2=Pietersen, D. |author3=Alexander, G.J. |author4=Farooq, H. |year=2022 |amends=2020 |title=''Leptotyphlops telloi'' |volume=2022 |page=e.T44979917A217541811 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979917A217541811.en |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref> |
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Eswatini; Mozambique |
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* {{NRDB genus|genus=Leptotyphlops|date=29 August|year=2007}} |
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* {{inaturalist taxon|32438}} |
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Revision as of 21:13, 16 April 2024
Leptotyphlops | |
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Leptotyphlops distanti | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843 |
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Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes,[2] in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus Trilepida, and other species have been moved to the genera Epacrophis, Epictia, Mitophis, Myriopholis, Namibiana, Rena, Siagonodon, Tetracheilostoma, and Tricheilostoma.
Description
Most species of Leptotyphlops look much like shiny earthworms. They are generally black, grey, or blackish-brown and their scales give them a segmented appearance. Their common name comes from the fact that their eyes are greatly reduced almost to the point of uselessness, and hidden behind a protective head scale. The species which are called thread snakes are so named because of their very narrow, long bodies.
Behavior
All blind snakes including those of the genus Leptotyphlops are burrowing snakes, spending most of their time deep in loose soil, typically only emerging when it rains and they get flooded out.
Diet
The primary diet of Leptotyphlops is ant and termite larvae.
Species
Common name | Scientific name[2] | Taxon author[2] | Habitat & Range |
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Ethiopian worm snake | Leptotyphlops aethiopicus[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Forest, grassland
Range: Ethiopia, Kenya[4] |
Cape thread snake | Leptotyphlops conjunctus | (Jan, 1861) | Habitat: Grassland
Range: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)[5] |
Distant's thread snake | Leptotyphlops distanti | (Boulenger, 1892) | Habitat: Savanna, grassland
Range: Mozambique, South Africa (Limpopo Province, North-West Province, Mpumalanga, Gauteng)[6] |
Emin Pasha’s worm snake | Leptotyphlops emini | (Boulenger, 1890) | Habitat: Savanna, shrubland
Range: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia[7] |
Howell’s worm snake | Leptotyphlops howelli [3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Forest, savanna
Range: Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania[8] |
Incognito thread snake | Leptotyphlops incognitus[3] | Broadley & Watson, 1976 | Habitat: Savanna, grassland
Range: Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga), Zambia, Zimbabwe[9] |
Jacobsen's thread snake | Leptotyphlops jacobseni [3] | Broadley & S. Broadley, 1999 | Habitat: Grassland
Range: South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga)[10] |
Shaba thread snake | Leptotyphlops kafubi [3] | (Boulenger, 1919) | Habitat: Savanna, artificial / terrestrial
Range: Angola, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia[11] |
Mount Kenya worm snake | Leptotyphlops keniensis[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Shrubland
Range: Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania[12] |
Uvira worm snake | Leptotyphlops latirostris[3] | (Sternfeld, 1912) | Habitat: Savanna
Range: Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Republic of Tanzania[13] |
Goggle-eyed worm snake | Leptotyphlops macrops | Broadley & Wallach, 1996 | Habitat: Forest, savanna, artificial / terrestrial
Range: Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania[14] |
Mbanja worm snake | Leptotyphlops mbanjensis[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Artificial / terrestrial
Range: United Republic of Tanzania[15] |
Merker’s thread snake | Leptotyphlops merkeri [3] | (F. Werner, 1909) | Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland, artificial / terrestrial, introduced vegetation
Range: Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania[16] |
Black thread snake | Leptotyphlops nigricansT | (Schlegel, 1839) | Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland
Range: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape)[17] |
Black-tip worm snake | Leptotyphlops nigroterminus[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Savanna, shrubland
Range: Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania[18] |
Pemba worm snake | Leptotyphlops pembae[3] | Loveridge, 1941 | Habitat: Grassland, artificial / terrestrial
Range: Pemba Island, Tanzania[19] |
Pitman’s thread snake | Leptotyphlops pitmani [3] | Broadley & Wallach, 2007 | Habitat: Savanna
Range: Kenya, Rwanda, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda[20] |
N/A | Leptotyphlops pungwensis[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 1997 | Range: Mozambique[21] |
Peter's thread snake | Leptotyphlops scutifrons | (W. Peters, 1854) | Habitat: Savanna, shrubland, grassland
Range: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe[22] |
Forest thread snake | Leptotyphlops sylvicolus[3] | Broadley & Wallach, 1997 | Habitat: Forest, grassland
Range: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province)[23] |
Tello's thread snake | Leptotyphlops telloi | Broadley & Watson, 1976 | Habitat: Savanna
Range: Eswatini, Mozambique[24] |
T) Type species.
References
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- ^ Kusamba, C. (2021). "Leptotyphlops emini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21584272A21584290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21584272A21584290.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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- ^ Alexander, G.J. (2022). "Leptotyphlops jacobseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T178203A197408045. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T178203A197408045.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Kusamba, C.; Zassi-Boulou, A.-G. (2021). "Leptotyphlops kafubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979786A44979794. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T44979786A44979794.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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- ^ Pietersen, D.; Verburgt, L. (2021). "Leptotyphlops latirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T124313370A124313452. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T124313370A124313452.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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- ^ Howell, K.; Msuya, C.A.; Spawls, S. (2022) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Leptotyphlops mbanjensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979823A217807781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979823A217807781.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Branch, W.R.; Wagner, P.; Safari, I.; Chenga, J. (2015). "Leptotyphlops merkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T47749549A47749558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T47749549A47749558.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Alexander, G.J. (2022). "Leptotyphlops nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979834A197419932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979834A197419932.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Spawls, S. (2021). "Leptotyphlops nigroterminus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979849A44979854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44979849A44979854.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2022) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Leptotyphlops pembae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979860A217807882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979860A217807882.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R.; Chenga, J.; Safari, I. (2021). "Leptotyphlops pitmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979875A44979884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T44979875A44979884.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Tolley, K.A.; Conradie, W.; Farooq, H.; Verburgt, L.; Alexander, G.J.; Raimundo, A.; Sardinha, C.I.V. (2019). "Leptotyphlops pungwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44979890A44979892. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44979890A44979892.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Tolley, K.A.; Alexander, G.J. (2021). "Leptotyphlops scutifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979898A44979907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979898A44979907.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Alexander, G.J. (2022). "Leptotyphlops sylvicolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979913A197420058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979913A197420058.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H. (2022) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Leptotyphlops telloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T44979917A217541811. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979917A217541811.en. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
- Leptotyphlops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
- Citizen science observations for Leptotyphlops at iNaturalist