Leptotyphlops distanti explained

Leptotyphlops distanti, also known commonly as Distant's thread snake or Distant's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[1] The species is native to Southern Africa.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, distanti, is in honor of English entomologist William Lucas Distant.^[3]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. distanti are savanna and grassland, at altitudes of .

Description

Dorsally, L. distanti is gray-black. Ventrally, it is paler. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22cm (09inches).^[2]

Reproduction

L. distanti is oviparous.

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).

External links

• iNaturalist page

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. [William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]
3. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]