Rhinoleptus

Taxobox
name = "Rhinoleptus"


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
familia = Leptotyphlopidae
genus = "Rhinoleptus"
genus_authority = Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970
species = "R. koniagui"
binomial = "Rhinoleptus koniagui"
binomial_authority = (Villiers, 1956)
synonyms = * "Rhinoleptus" - Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970----
* "Typhlops koniagui" - Villiers, 1956
* "Leptotyphlops koniagui" - Guibé, Roux-Estève & Villiers, 1967
* "Rhinoleptus koniagui" - Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé, 1970McDiarmid 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).]

:"Common names: Villiers' blind snake.""Rhinoleptus" is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, "R. koniagui", found in West Africa. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No subspecies are currently recognized.ITIS|ID=209595|taxon="Rhinoleptus"|year=2007|date=29 August]

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).

ee also

* List of leptotyphlopid species and subspecies.
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