Peters's threadsnake
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| Peters's threadsnake | |
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| Leptotyphlops scutifrons | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. scutifrons
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| Leptotyphlops scutifrons (Peters, 1854)
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Peter's threadsnake (Leptotyphlops scutifrons) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is widely distributed in Southern Africa. Following the recognition of its former subspecies, Leptotyphlops pitmani and Leptotyphlops merkeri, as full species, L. scutifrons is no longer thought to occur in East Africa.[1][2] The limits of its range are still unclear, but it is thought to be present in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and western Lesotho.[1]
Gallery
Close up shot of L. scutifrons
L. scutifrons
References
- ^ a b c Tolley, K.A. & Alexander, G.J. (2021). "Leptotyphlops scutifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44979898A44979907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44979898A44979907.en. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Leptotyphlops scutifrons at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 September 2022.
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