Peters's threadsnake
Peters's threadsnake (Leptotyphlops scutifrons) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[1][2][3] It widely distributed in Eastern and Southern Africa, from southern Tanzania south to Natal and west to Angola and Namibia.[1] Leptotyphlops pitmani and Leptotyphlops merkeri were formerly considered subspecies of this species but have now been elevated to full species status.[1]
| Peters's threadsnake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. scutifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854) | |
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References
- Leptotyphlops scutifrons at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 August 2018.
- 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).
- "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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