Rhinoleptus
Rhinoleptus koniagui, or Villiers's blind snake, is a snake found in West Africa. It is monotypic in the genus Rhinoleptus. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
| Rhinoleptus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinoleptus Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970 |
| Species: | R. koniagui |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinoleptus koniagui (Villiers, 1956) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Geographic range
Found in West Africa in Senegal (Bonghari and Casamance) and Guinea (Kouroussa and Youkounkoun). The type locality given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" (Guinea).[2][4]
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References
- Jallow, M. & Trape, J. 2013. Rhinoleptus koniagui. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T13292248A13292265. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T13292248A13292265.en. Downloaded on 26 July 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).
- "Rhinoleptus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
External links
- Rhinoleptus koniagui at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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