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

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13226803
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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).