Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Myriopholis
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Many-scaled Thread Snakes
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Vielschuppige Fadenschlangen
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Mangeskællede Trådslanger
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1860 |  |
Ramphostoma Jan in Jan & Sordelli [not Ramphostoma Wagler 1830 (Crocodilia)] (type species: Stenostoma macrorhynchum Jan 1860) |
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2009 | |
Myriopholis Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch in Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges (type species: Stenostoma longicaudum Peters 1854) |
Contents:
27 species, of which 6 (22.2%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Tricheilostoma dissimilis.
Distribution:
Africa, Middle East.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Algeria,
Benin,
Botswana,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Eritrea
(incl.
Dahlak Archipelago),
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
India
(Gujarat,
Punjab,
Rajasthan),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Ivory Coast,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Libya,
Malawi,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Mozambique,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia,
Senegal,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Tunisia,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
Western Sahara,
Yemen
(incl.
Socotra Archipelago,
[Socotra]),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Myriopholis adleri
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Chadian Thread Snake, (Adler's Thread Snake)
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Tschadische Fadenschlange
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Tchadisk Trådslange
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1998 | |
Leptotyphlops adleri Hahn & Wallach |
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Myriopholis adleri Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
A record from the Central African Republic (Chirio & Ineich 2006) is erroneous (Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toïngué & Kerah 2020).
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Chad,
Ghana,
Mali,
Niger,
Senegal.
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Myriopholis albiventer
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White-bellied Thread Snake
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Weissbauch-Fadenschlange
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Hvidbuget Trådslange
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1995 | |
Leptotyphlops albiventer Hallermann & Rödel |
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Myriopholis albiventer Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously confused with narirostris (Trape & Mané 2006; Chirio 2012).
Distribution:
Burkina Faso,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Mali.
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Myriopholis algeriensis
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Algerian Thread Snake, (Beaked Thread Snake)
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Algerische Fadenschlange
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Algerisk Trådslange
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1895 | |
Glauconia algeriensis Jaquet |
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Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus algeriensis Hahn & Wallach 1998 |
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Leptotyphlops algeriensis Trape 2002 |
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Myriopholis algeriensis Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or subspecies of macrorhyncha (e.g. Hahn 1980; Hahn & Wallach 1998). Revalidated by Trape (2002).
Distribution:
Algeria,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Morocco,
Niger,
Tunisia,
Western Sahara.
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Myriopholis blanfordii
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Sind Thread Snake, (Blanford's Thread Snake)
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Sind-Fadenschlange
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Sind-trådslange
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1890 | |
Glauconia blanfordii Boulenger |
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Leptotyphlops blanfordi Smith 1943 |
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Myriopholis blanfordi Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1907 | |
Glauconia laticeps Nikolski (Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014) |
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1908 | |
Glauconia carltoni Barbour (Hahn 1980) |
Remarks:
Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges (2009) reported blanfordi from Yemen, but neither Egan (2007) or Gasperetti (1988) includes this species for the
Arabian Peninsula.
The record most likely refers to nursi, a species previously regarded as a subspecies of blanfordi.
Glauconia laticeps has variously been treated as a synonym of hamulirostris (see macrorhyncha) (e.g., Hahn 1980) or blanfordi
(e.g., Hahn 1978; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021).
Presence in Gujarat needs confirmation (Patel & Vyas 2019).
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
India
(Punjab,
Rajasthan),
Iran,
Pakistan.
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Myriopholis boueti
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Mali Thread Snake, (Bouet's Thread Snake)
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Mali-Fadenschlange
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Mali-trådslange
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1917 | |
Glauconia boueti Chabanaud |
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Leptotyphlops narirostris boueti Villiers 1950 |
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Leptotyphlops boueti Trape & Mané 2000 |
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Myriopholis boueti Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1918 | |
Glauconia debilis Chabanaud (Hahn & Wallach 1998) |
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Leptotyphlops debilis Hahn 1980 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of narirostris. Revalidated as a separate species by Trape & Mané (2000).
Distribution:
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Chad,
Gambia,
Guinea-Bissau,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Senegal.
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Myriopholis braccianii
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Eritrean Mountain Thread Snake, (Scortecci's Thread Snake)
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Eritreische Hochland-Fadenschlange
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Eritreisk Højlands-trådslange
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1928 | |
Glauconia braccianii Scortecci |
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Leptotyphlops braccianii Parker 1949 |
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Myriopholis braccianii Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1928 | |
Glauconia variabilis Scortecci (Wallach & Lanza 2004) |
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Leptotyphlops variabilis Parker 1949 |
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1929 | |
Glauconia fiechteri Scortecci [part] (Wallach & Lanza 2004) |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macrorhyncha (e.g., Hahn 1978), and later of cairi (e.g., Trape 2002).
Revalidated as a separate species by Wallach & Lanza (2004), although listed as valid species already by Hahn (1980).
Distribution:
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Sudan.
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Myriopholis burii
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Arabian Thread Snake, (Buri's Thread Snake)
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Arabische Fadenschlange
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Arabisk Trådslange
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1905 | |
Glauconia burii Boulenger |
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Leptotyphlops burii Corkill & Cochrane 1966 |
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Myriopholis burii Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Saudi Arabia by Aloufi, Amr, Baker & Hamidan (2019).
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia,
Yemen.
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Myriopholis cairi
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Egyptian Thread Snake, Cairo Thread Snake
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Ägyptische Fadenschlange, Ägyptische Schlankblindschlange
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Ægyptisk Trådslange
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1844 | |
Stenostoma cairi Dumeril & Bibron |
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Glauconia cairi Boulenger 1890 |
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Leptotyphlops cairi Parker 1932 |
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Myriopholis cairi Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1861 | |
Stenostoma fitzingeri Jan (Hahn & Wallach 1998) |
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Glauconia fitzingeri Boulenger 1893 |
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Leptotyphlops fitzingeri Hahn 1980 |
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1936 | |
Leptotyphlops macrorynchus bilmaensis [sic] Angel (Hahn & Wallach 1998) |
Remarks:
According to Venchi & Sindaco (2007), no literature or museum records confirm the presence of this species in Libya.
Records from Chad refer to lanzai (Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toïngué & Kerah 2020).
Distribution:
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Mauritania,
Niger,
Rwanda,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Sudan.
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Myriopholis erythraea
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Eritrean Lowland Thread Snake
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Eritreische Tiefland-Fadenschlange
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Eritreisk Lavlands-trådslange
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1928 | |
Glauconia erythraea Scortecci |
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Leptotyphlops erythraeus Parker 1932 |
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Myriopholis erythraeus Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macrorhyncha (e.g., Hahn 1978).
Revalidated by Wallach & Lanza (2004), but listed as a valid species already by Hahn (1980).
Distribution:
Eritrea
(incl.
Dahlak Archipelago),
Ethiopia.
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Myriopholis filiformis
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Socotra Slender Thread Snake
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Sokotra Schlank-Fadenschlange
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Slank Socotra-trådslange
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1899 | |
Glauconia filiformis Boulenger |
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Leptotyphlops filiformis Parker 1949 |
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Myriopholis filiformis Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Distribution:
Yemen
(Socotra Archipelago:
Socotra).
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Myriopholis ionidesi
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Liwale Thread Snake, (Ionides' Thread Snake)
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Liwale-Fadenschlange
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Liwale-trådslange
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2007 | |
Leptotyphlops ionidesi Broadley & Wallach |
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Myriopholis ionidesi Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Distribution:
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Tanzania.
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Myriopholis lanzai
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Ghat Thread Snake
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Ghat-Fadenschlange
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Ghat-trådslange
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2014 | |
Myriopholis lanzai Broadley, Wade & Wallach |
Distribution:
Chad,
Libya.
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Myriopholis longicauda
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Southern African Long-tailed Thread Snake, (Long-tailed Flesh-pink Thread Snake)
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Südafrikanische Langschwanz-Fadenschlange
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Sydafrikansk Langhalet Trådslange
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1854 | |
Stenostoma longicaudum Peters |
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Glauconia longicauda Boulenger 1890 |
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Leptotyphlops longicauda Loveridge 1953 |
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Myriopholis longicauda Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1930 | |
Glauconia brevirostralis Fitzsimons (Hahn 1980) |
Distribution:
Botswana,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Myriopholis mackayi
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Tsavo Thread Snake
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Tsavo-Fadenschlange
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Tsavo-trådslange
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2023 | |
Myriopholis mackayi Malonza |
Distribution:
Kenya.
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Myriopholis macrorhyncha
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Large-snouted Thread Snake, Large-beaked Thread Snake, Sudan Beaked Thread Snake, Beaked Thread Snake, Hook-snouted Thread Snake, Hook-billed Thread Snake, Hooked Thread Snake, (Worm Snake)
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Hakenschnabel-Fadenschlange, Hakenschnabel-Schlankblindschlange
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Næb-trådslange
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1860 | |
Stenostoma macrorhynchum Jan |
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Ramphostoma macrorhynchum Jan 1861 |
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Glauconia macrorhynchus Boulenger 1890 |
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Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus Corkill 1932 |
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Myriopholis macrorhyncha Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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1907 | |
Glauconia hamulirostris Nikolski (Hahn & Wallach 1998) |
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Leptotyphlops hamulirostris Wettstein 1951 |
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Myriopholis hamulirostris Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 |
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1929 | |
Glauconia fiechteri Scortecci [part] (Wallach & Lanza 2004) |
Remarks:
Previously included algeriensis, braccianii, erythraea, phillipsi, and the populations now assigned to adleri and lanzai.
The exact distribution of this species is uncertain since many previous records have been assigned to other species (Venchi & Sindaco 2007),
including both revalidated and recently described species.
Records from northern and western Africa are based on misidentifications of other species (Trape 2002, 2005).
Those from Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Tunisia (e.g., Papenfuss 1969; Hahn 1980; Berre 1989; Bons & Geniez 1996;
Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996; Nouira & Lescure 1998) refer to algeriensis (Padial 2006; Venchi & Sindaco 2007; Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013).
Records from Chad and Libya refer to lanzai (Bauer, DeBoer & Taylor 2017; Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toïngué & Kerah 2020).
Records from Burkina Faso refer to adleri (Trape 2005).
Records from Niger refer to bilmaensis, now considered a synonym of cairi.
Populations in the Middle East and Pakistan need further studies to confirm their status (Broadley & Wallach 2007), but are tentatively regarded as macrorhyncha herein.
Although the species has often been included in lists of Indian snakes (e.g., Sharma 1974; Hahn 1980), it appears not to occur in the country (Whitaker & Captain 2004).
Although reported from Syria (e.g., Gruber 1989; Disi & Böhme 1996), presence in the country is unconfirmed and needs confirmation (Martens 1997).
Some authors have regarded hamulirostris as a separate species
(e.g., Hahn 1978; Rastegar-Pouyani, Kami, Rajabzadeh, Shafiei & Anderson 2008; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Ethiopia,
Ghana,
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Saudi Arabia,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Turkey,
United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
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Myriopholis macrorhyncha
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Myriopholis macrura
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Socotra Long-tailed Thread Snake
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Sokotra Langschwanz-Fadenschlange
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Langhalet Socotra-trådslange
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1899 | |
Glauconia longicauda Boulenger [not Stenostoma longicaudum Peters 1854] |
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1903 | |
Glauconia macrura Boulenger |
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Leptotyphlops macrura Parker 1949 |
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Myriopholis macrura Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Distribution:
Yemen
(Socotra Archipelago:
Socotra).
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Myriopholis narirostris
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Sahel Thread Snake, (Peters' Thread Snake)
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Sahel-Fadenschlange
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Sahel-trådslange
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1867 | |
Stenostoma nasirostre Peters |
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Glauconia narirostris Boulenger 1890 |
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Leptotyphlops narirostris Villiers 1950 |
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Myriopholis narirostris Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously included boueti and populations now referred to albiventer and rouxestevae. At least some earlier records from West Africa appear to refer to those species (see Hallermann & Rödel 1995; Trape & Mané 2006; Chirio 2012). Records from Mauritania (e.g., Papenfuss 1969; Hahn 1980) refer to boueti (Padial 2006). Chirio (2012) recorded the first specimen west of Togo (in Guinea), although he already listed the species himself from the country earlier (Chirio & LeBreton 2007), possibly due to confusion with the above mentioned species.
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Nigeria,
Togo.
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Myriopholis natatrix
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Gambian Thread Snake
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Gambianische Fadenschlange
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Gambiansk Trådslange
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1937 | |
Glauconia natatrix Andersson |
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Leptotyphlops natatrix Hahn 1980 |
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Myriopholis natatrix Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Status uncertain, closely related to macrorhyncha (Wallach 2003; Trape & Mane 2006).
Treated as a synonym of algeriensis by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014). Not included by Emms, Jambang, Bahl, Mankali, Paziaud & Barnett (2007).
Considered a valid species herein, pending further studies and following Wagner & Wilms (2013).
Distribution:
Gambia.
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Myriopholis nursii
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Aden Thread Snake, (Nurse's Thread Snake, Anderson's Thread Snake)
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Aden-Fadenschlange
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Aden-trådslange
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1896 | |
Glauconia nursii Boulenger |
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Leptotyphlops nursii Parker 1938 |
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Leptotyphlops blanfordi nursii Hahn 1978 |
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Myriopholis nursii Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously included yemenica.
Formerly regarded as a subspecies of blanfordi (e.g., Hahn 1978).
Revalidated as a separate species by Hahn (1980) and Broadley & Wallach (2007).
Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco (2013) suggested that reports from Oman (e.g., Kooij 2001c; Gardner 2009) might represent blanfordi.
Reassigned to
Leptotyphlops by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014), but without discussion.
Distribution:
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Oman,
Saudi Arabia,
Somalia,
Yemen.
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Myriopholis occipitalis
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Kouki Thread Snake
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Kouki-Fadenschlange
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Kouki-trådslange
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2019 | |
Myriopholis occipitalis Trape & Chirio |
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Myriopholis occidentalis [lapsus] Trape & Chirio 2019 |
Distribution:
Central African Republic,
Chad.
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Myriopholis parkeri
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Ethiopian Many-scaled Thread Snake, (Parker's Thread Snake)
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Äthiopische Vielschuppige Fadenschlange
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Etiopisk Mangeskællet Trådslange
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1999 | |
Leptotyphlops parkeri Broadley |
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Rhinoleptus parkeri Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
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Myriopholis parkeri Boundy 2013 |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya.
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Myriopholis perreti
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Cameroon Thread Snake, (Perret's Thread Snake)
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Kamerunische Fadenschlange
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Camerounsk Trådslange
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1979 | |
Leptotyphlops perreti Roux-Estève |
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Myriopholis perreti Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Equatorial Guinea
(Rio Muni),
Gabon.
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Myriopholis phillipsi
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Israelian Thread Snake
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Israelische Fadenschlange
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Israelsk Trådslange
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1914 | |
Leptotyphlops phillipsi Barbour |
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Myriopholis phillipsi Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of macrorhyncha (e.g., Hahn 1978; Gasperetti 1988).
Revalidated by Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges (2009), although not all authors appear to recognise it as a valid species
(e.g., Bar & Haimovitch 2011; Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013; Disi, Amr & Nashat 2014; Werner 2016).
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan.
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Myriopholis rouxestevae
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Senegal Thread Snake, (Roux-Estève's Thread Snake)
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Senegal-Fadenschlange
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Senegal-trådslange
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2004 | |
Leptotyphlops rouxestevae Trape & Mane |
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Myriopholis rouxestevae Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously confused with narirostris (Trape & Mané 2006; Chirio 2012).
Distribution:
Guinea,
Mali,
Senegal.
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Myriopholis tanae
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Tana Thread Snake
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Tana-Fadenschlange
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Tana-trådslange
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2007 | |
Leptotyphlops tanae Broadley & Wallach |
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Myriopholis tanae Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Listed as a member of the genus
Leptotyphlops by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014), however, in the remarks under the same genus, the authors assigned tanae to Myriopholis.
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Somalia.
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Myriopholis wilsoni
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Round-snouted Socotra Thread Snake
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Sokotra Rundschnauzen-Fadenschlange
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Butsnudet Socotra-trådslange
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1978 | |
Leptotyphlops wilsoni Hahn |
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Myriopholis wilsoni Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Distribution:
Yemen
(Socotra Archipelago:
Socotra).
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Myriopholis yemenica
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Yemen Thread Snake
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Jemenitische Fadenschlange
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Yemen-trådslange
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1933 | |
Leptotyphlops yemenicus Scortecci |
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Myriopholis yemenica Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of nursii (e.g., Hahn 1978). Revalidated by Wallach & Lanza (2004).
Distribution:
Yemen.
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