Letheobia kibarae

Letheobia kibarae, also known as the Upemba gracile blind snake or Katanga beaked snake, is a species of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its type locality is in the Upemba National Park.[1]

Letheobia kibarae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Letheobia
Species:
L. kibarae
Binomial name
Letheobia kibarae
(de Witte, 1953)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Typhlops kibarae
    de Witte, 1953
  • Rhinotyphlops kibarae
    – Roux-Estève, 1974
  • Letheobia kibarae
    Broadley & Wallach, 2007

References

  1. Letheobia kibarae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 October 2018.
  2. McDiarmid 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).

Further reading

  • de Witte, G.F. 1953. Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. Mission G.F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946-1949). Reptiles. Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge. Brussels. 6: 1–322.


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