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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 Epacrophis
Biodiversity of the family Leptotyphlopidae








Genus
Epacrophis

Thorn-tailed Thread Snakes

Dornschwanz-Fadenschlangen

Spidshalede Trådslanger

2009 Epacrophis Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch in Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges (type species: Glauconia reticulata Boulenger 1906)
Contents: 3 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Kenya (incl. Lamu, Manda), Somalia.

Epacrophis boulengeri

Lamu Thread Snake, Manda Flesh-pink Thread Snake

Lamu-Fadenschlange

Lamu-trådslange

1913 Glauconia boulengeri Boettger
Leptotyphlops boulengeri Loveridge 1936
Epacrophis boulengeri Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Kenya (Lamu, Manda).


Epacrophis drewesi

Isiolo Thread Snake, (Drewes' Thread Snake)

Isiolo-Fadenschlange

Isiolo-trådslange

1996 Leptotyphlops drewesi Wallach
Epacrophis drewesi Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Kenya.


Epacrophis reticulatus

Reticulate Thread Snake

Netz-Fadenschlange

Net-trådslange

1906 Glauconia reticulata Boulenger
Leptotyphlops reticulata Parker 1949
Epacrophis reticulatus Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009

Distribution: Somalia.