Tricheilostoma broadleyi explained
Tricheilostoma broadleyi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ivory Coast.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, broadleyi, is in honor of herpetologist Donald G. Broadley.[2]
Geographic range
T. broadleyi is found in south-central Ivory Coast at altitudes of 300-.[3]
Habitat
The preferred habitats of T. broadleyi are forest and savanna.
Description
T. broadleyi is a small species. Maximum total length (including tail) is 11.5cm (04.5inches).[3]
Reproduction
T. broadleyi is oviparous.[3]
Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Guinea broadleyi, new combination).
- Hedges SB (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus Tricheilostoma Jan revisited (Squamata, Leptotyphlopidae)". Zootaxa 3027: 63–64. (Tricheilostoma broadleyi, new combination).
- Wallach V, Hahn DE (1997). "Leptotyphlops broadleyi, a new species of worm snake from Côte d'Ivoire (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)". African Journal of Herpetology 46 (2): 103–109.
Notes and References
- [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Leptotyphlops broadleyi, p. 39).
- . www.reptile-database.org.
