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'''''Rhinoleptus koniagui''''', |
'''''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> |
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==Geographic range== |
==Geographic range== |
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''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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:04, 11 October 2020
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
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| Rhinoleptus koniagui (Villiers, 1956)
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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
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]
References
- ^ Jallow, M. & Trape, J. 2013. Rhinoleptus koniagui. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T13292248A13292265. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13292248A13292265.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
External links
- Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.