Leptotyphlops telloi explained
Leptotyphlops telloi, also known commonly as Tello's threadsnake or Tello's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[1] The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, telloi, is in honor of Mozambican herpetologist José Luis Pessoa Lobão Tello.[2]
Geographic range
L. telloi is native to Mozambique and adjacent Eswatini.[3]
Description
A small species, L. telloi may grow to a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of only 16.5cm (06.5inches). It is solid black, except for white patches on the head.[4]
Habitat
The preferred habitat of L. telloi is thornveld.[4]
Reproduction
L. telloi is oviparous.[3]
Further reading
- Broadley DG, Watson G (1976). "A Revision of the Worm Snakes of South-eastern Africa (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae)". Occasional Papers of the National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia, Series B, Natural Sciences, Bulawayo 8: 465–510. (Leptotyphlops telloi, new species, p. 500).
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 telloi, p. 262).
- www.reptile-database.org.
- [:fr:William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]
