Leptotyphlops conjunctus

The Cape thread snake (Leptotyphlops conjunctus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[1][2][3] It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons.[3][4] It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum.[3]

Leptotyphlops conjunctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species:
L. conjunctus
Binomial name
Leptotyphlops conjunctus
(Jan, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Stenostoma conjunctum
  • Stenostoma groutii
  • Glauconia conjuncta
  • Glauconia lepezi
  • Leptotyphlops lepezi
  • Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus

References
  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. Leptotyphlops conjunctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
  4. Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S., 1999. A Review of the African Worm Snakes from South of Latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe.


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