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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 Rhinoleptus
Biodiversity of the family Leptotyphlopidae








Genus
Rhinoleptus

West African Sharp-nosed Thread Snake

Westafrikanische Spitznasen-Fadenschlange

Vestafrikansk Spidssnudet Trådslange

1970 Rhinoleptus Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé (type species: Typhlops koniagui Villiers 1956)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: For a while, this genus contained another species (parkeri), which is now assigned to the genus Myriopholis (Boundy 2013).
Distribution: As for the single genus.

Rhinoleptus koniagui

West African Sharp-nosed Thread Snake, Slender-snouted Thread Snake, (Villiers' Thread Snake)

Westafrikanische Spitznasen-Fadenschlange

Vestafrikansk Spidssnudet Trådslange

1956 Typhlops koniagui Villiers
Leptotyphlops koniagui Guibé, Roux-Estève & Villiers 1967
Rhinoleptus koniagui Orejas-Miranda, Roux-Estève & Guibé 1970

Distribution: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal.