Leptotyphlops distanti

Leptotyphlops distanti
Leptotyphlops distanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Glauconia distanti
    Boulenger, 1892
  • Leptotyphlops distanti
    — Parker, 1936
  • Leptotyphlops conjuncta distanti
    — Bogert, 1940
  • Leptotyphlops distanti
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999

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]

Etymology

The specific name, distanti, is in honor of English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[6]

Geographic range

L. distanti is found in Eswatini, southern Mozambique, and South Africa.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. distanti are savanna and grassland, at altitudes of 250–1,600 m (820–5,250 ft).[1]

Description

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]

Reproduction

L. distanti is oviparous.[2]

  • Close up shot of L. distanti
    Close up shot of L. distanti

References

  1. ^ a b Alexander, G.J. (2018). "Leptotyphlops distanti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44979746A115671151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44979746A115671151.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Leptotyphlops distanti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ a b Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Leptotyphlops distanti, p. 57 + Plate 40).
  6. ^ 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 distanti, p. 73).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1892). "Reptilia and Batrachia". pp. 174–176. In: Distant WL (1892). A Naturalist in the Transvaal. London: R.H. Porter. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 277 pp. + Plates I-III. (Glauconia distanti, new species, pp. 175–176, three line drawings).
  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ, Glauconiidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Glauconia distanti, p. 62).


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