Leptotyphlops distanti | |
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Leptotyphlops distanti | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. distanti
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Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops distanti (
Boulenger, 1892)
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Distant's thread snake range (in green) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Leptotyphlops distanti, also known commonly as Distant's thread snake or Distant's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to Southern Africa. [5]
The specific name, distanti, is in honor of English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [6]
L. distanti is found in Eswatini, southern Mozambique, and South Africa. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of L. distanti are savanna and grassland, at altitudes of 250–1,600 m (820–5,250 ft). [1]
Dorsally, L. distanti is gray-black. Ventrally, it is paler. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8.7 in). [5]
Leptotyphlops distanti | |
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Leptotyphlops distanti | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. distanti
|
Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops distanti (
Boulenger, 1892)
| |
![]() | |
Distant's thread snake range (in green) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Leptotyphlops distanti, also known commonly as Distant's thread snake or Distant's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to Southern Africa. [5]
The specific name, distanti, is in honor of English entomologist William Lucas Distant. [6]
L. distanti is found in Eswatini, southern Mozambique, and South Africa. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of L. distanti are savanna and grassland, at altitudes of 250–1,600 m (820–5,250 ft). [1]
Dorsally, L. distanti is gray-black. Ventrally, it is paler. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8.7 in). [5]