Leptotyphlops conjunctus

Leptotyphlops conjunctus
Cape thread snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Leptotyphlops
Species:	L. conjunctus
Binomial name
Leptotyphlops conjunctus (Jan, 1861)
Cape thread snake range (in green)
Synonyms [2]
Synonyms List Stenostoma conjunctum Angel, 1861 Stenostoma groutii Cope 1875 Glauconia conjuncta Boulenger 1890 Glauconia conjuncta Boulenger 1893 Glauconia lepezi Boulenger 1901 Leptotyphlops conjunctus Loveridge 1933 Leptotyphlops conjunctus conjunctus Laurent 1956 Leptotyphlops conjunctus lepezi Laurent 1956 Leptotyphlops conjunctus lepezi Laurent 1958 Leptotyphlops conjunctus lepezi Trape & Roux-Estève 1995 Leptotyphlops lepezi Broadley 1998 Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus Broadley 1998 Leptotyphlops conjunctus McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus Broadley & Wallach 2007 Leptotyphlops conjunctus Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Leptotyphlops conjunctus Wallach et al. 2014 Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus Bates et al. 2014

The Cape thread snake (Leptotyphlops conjunctus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. ^{[3] [4] [5]} It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons . ^{[5] [6]} It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum. ^[5]

Gallery

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  Close up photograph of L. conjunctus' head
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  L. conjunctus in a hand, showing small size

References

1. Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Weeber, J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D. (2022) [amended version of 2021 assessment]. "Leptotyphlops conjunctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T44979732A217536604. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979732A217536604.en . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
2. Species Leptotyphlops conjunctus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.com.
3. 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).
4. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.
5. Leptotyphlops conjunctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
6. Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S., 1999. A Review of the African Worm Snakes from South of Latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe.

External links

• iNaturalist page