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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Leptotyphlopidae
Bibliography of the genus Namibiana
Biodiversity of the family Leptotyphlopidae








Genus
Namibiana

Southwest African Thread Snakes, Namib Thread Snakes

Südwestafrikanische Fadenschlangen

Sydvestafrikanske Trådslanger

2009 Namibiana Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch in Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges (type species: Leptotyphlops occidentalis Fitzsimons 1962)
Contents: 5 species, of which 2 (40.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Angola, Namibia, South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape).

Namibiana gracilior

Slender Thread Snake

Grazile Fadenschlange

Slank Trådslange

1910 Glauconia gracilior Boulenger
Leptotyphlops gracilior Fitzsimons 1946
Namibiana gracilior Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Namibia, South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape).


Namibiana labialis

Damara Thread Snake

Damara-Fadenschlange

Damara-trådslange

1908 Glauconia labialis Sternfeld
Leptotyphlops labialis Mertens 1955
Namibiana labialis Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Angola, Namibia.


Namibiana latifrons

Benguela Thread Snake

Benguela-Fadenschlange

Benguela-trådslange

1893 Glauconia scutifrons Boulenger [not Stenostoma scutifrons Peters 1854] (Boundy 2014)
1908 Glauconia latifrons Sternfeld
Leptotyphlops latifrons Broadley & Broadley 1999
Namibiana latifrons Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Leptotyphlops scutifrons (e.g., Hahn 1980). Revalidated by Broadley & Broadley (1999). Boundy (2014) noted that latifrons is an overlooked, junior subjective synonym of Glauconia scutifrons Boulenger 1893, but recommended retaining the name latifrons, since scutifrons has not been mentioned since 1865.
Distribution: Angola.


Namibiana occidentalis

Western Namaqua Thread Snake, Namaqua Thread Snake, Western Thread Snake, (Namibian Thread Snake)

Namaqua-Fadenschlange

Namaqua-trådslange

1962 Leptotyphlops occidentalis Fitzsimons
Namibiana occidentalis Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Namibia, South Africa (Northern Cape).


Namibiana rostrata

Angolan Beaked Thread Snake

Angola-Fadenschlange

Angola-trådslange

1886 Stenostoma rostratum Bocage
Glauconia rostrata Boulenger 1890
Leptotyphlops rostratus Hahn 1980
Namibiana rostratus Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Angola.