Letheobia wittei explained

Letheobia wittei, also known commonly as De Witte's gracile blind snake or Witte's beaked snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, wittei, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Gaston-François de Witte.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. wittei is lowland rainforest.

Reproduction

L. wittei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Broadley DG, Wallach V (2007). "A review of East and Central African species of Letheobia Cope, revived from the synonymy of Rhinotyphlops Fitzinger, with descriptions of five new species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Zootaxa 1515: 31–68. (Letheobia wittei, p. 48).
• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Letheobia wittei, p. 30).
• Roux-Estève, Rolande (1974). "Révision systématique des Typhlopidae d'Afrique. Reptilia. Serpentes ". Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Séries A, 87: 1–313. (Rhinotyphlops wittei, new species, p. 239). (in French).

Notes and References

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