Rena boettgeri

Rena boettgeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Rena
Species:	R. boettgeri
Binomial name
	Rena boettgeri; (Werner, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
	Glauconia Boettgeri Werner, 1899; Leptotyphlops humilis boettgeri –Smith & Larsen, 1974;

Rena boettgeri, known as the Cerralvo Island threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family of Leptotyphlopidae.[2]

Distribution

The Cerralvo Island threadsnake is found in the Cape Region of Baja California Sur. This species appears to be absent from the higher elevations of the Sierra La Laguna. It is also found on Isla Cerralvo in the Municipality of La Paz.

Etymology

This species is named in honor of Oskar Boettger.

Description

Rostral rounded at the back, taking up about 1/3 the width of the head and almost reaching between the eyes. Nasale completely divided, nostril near rostral. The ocular reaches the edge of the upper lip between two supralabials, the front of which is just as high but narrower than the rear; 4 lower lip shields. 14 scales around the body. Body diameter 75 times included in total length, tail length 20 times. Upper side monochrome red-brown, below a little lighter. Total length 225 mm, tail 11 mm, diameter 3 mm.[2]

It reproduces via sexual reproduction.[3][4]

References

Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. Rena dissecta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64056A12740686. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64056A12740686.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2018.
"Rena boettgeri". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
Carus, Julius Victor; Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (1878). Zoologischer Anzeiger. Smithsonian Libraries. Jena : VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag.
Brigham Young University; University, Brigham Young; Museum, M. L. Bean (1939). The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University.

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[1] Frost, D.R., Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. Rena dissecta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64056A12740686. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64056A12740686.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2018.

[rd-2] "Rena boettgeri". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[3] Carus, Julius Victor; Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (1878). Zoologischer Anzeiger. Smithsonian Libraries. Jena : VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag.

[4] Brigham Young University; University, Brigham Young; Museum, M. L. Bean (1939). The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University.