Leptotyphlops telloi
| Leptotyphlops telloi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. telloi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotyphlops telloi Broadley & Watson, 1976
| |
Leptotyphlops telloi, also known commonly as Tello's threadsnake or Tello's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3] The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, telloi, is in honor of Mozambican herpetologist José Luis Pessoa Lobão Tello.[4]
Geographic range
L. telloi is native to Mozambique and adjacent Eswatini.[5][6]
Description
A small species, L. telloi may grow to a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of only 16.5 cm (6.5 in). It is solid black, except for white patches on the head.[6]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of L. telloi is thornveld.[6]
Reproduction
References
- ^ Verburgt, L.; Pietersen, D.; Alexander, G.J.; Farooq, H. (2020). "Leptotyphlops telloi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T44979917A115671596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44979917A115671596.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops telloi, p. 262).
- ^ a b Species Leptotyphlops telloi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b c Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Leptotyphlops telloi, p. 57).
Further reading
- Broadley DG, Watson G (1976). "A Revision of the Worm Snakes of South-eastern Africa (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)". Occasional Papers of the National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia, Series B, Natural Sciences, Bulawayo 8: 465–510. (Leptotyphlops telloi, new species, p. 500).