Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854)

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 35

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scientific name	Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854)
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Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854) View in CoL

Peters’ Thread Snake

Material: PEM R 22025

A single individual was collected in a pitfall trap on the east bank of the Zambezi River, opposite Ngonye Falls. The only previous Zambian locality is Kalichero in Eastern Province, although it has been recorded in Namibia at Katima Mulilo ( Broadley and Broadley 1999).

References

Broadley DG, Broadley S. 1999. A review of the African worm snakes from south of latitude 12 ° S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Syntarsus 5: 1 - 36.

Abbreviations

PEM	Port Elizabeth Museum
R	Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Squamata
Family	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus	Leptotyphlops

Specimens