Leptotyphlops distanti

Leptotyphlops distanti, also known commonly as Distant's thread snake or Distant's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is native to Southern Africa.[5]

Leptotyphlops distanti
Leptotyphlops distanti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species:
L. distanti
Binomial name
Leptotyphlops distanti
(Boulenger, 1892)
Distant's thread snake range (in green)
Synonyms[2]
  • Glauconia distanti
    Boulenger, 1892
  • Leptotyphlops distanti
    — Parker, 1936
  • Leptotyphlops conjuncta distanti
    — Bogert, 1940
  • Leptotyphlops distanti
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999

Etymology

The specific name, distanti, is in honor of English entomologist William Lucas Distant.[6]

Geographic range

L. distanti is found in Eswatini, southern Mozambique, and South Africa.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. distanti are savanna and grassland, at altitudes of 250–1,600 m (820–5,250 ft).[1]

Description

Dorsally, L. distanti is gray-black. Ventrally, it is paler. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8.7 in).[5]

Reproduction

L. distanti is oviparous.[2]

  • Close up shot of L. distanti
    Close up shot of L. distanti

References
  1. Alexander, G.J. (2018). "Leptotyphlops distanti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44979746A115671151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44979746A115671151.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Species Leptotyphlops distanti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Leptotyphlops distanti, p. 57 + Plate 40).
  6. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops distanti, p. 73).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1892). "Reptilia and Batrachia". pp. 174–176. In: Distant WL (1892). A Naturalist in the Transvaal. London: R.H. Porter. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xvi + 277 pp. + Plates I-III. (Glauconia distanti, new species, pp. 175–176, three line drawings).
  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ, Glauconiidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Glauconia distanti, p. 62).


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