Letheobia mbeerensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Letheobia
Species: Letheobia mbeerensis

Name

• Letheobia mbeerensis Malonza, Bauer & Ngwava, 2016: 145

Holotype: NMK S2927.

Type locality: “Kenya, Embu County, Siakago-Mbeere (00º35’S; 037º38’E; 1221 m).”

References

Primary references

• Malonza, P.K., Bauer, A.M. & Ngwava, J.M. 2016. A new species of Letheobia (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from central Kenya. Zootaxa 4093(1): 143–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.1.10 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlops mbeerensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Mbeere Gracile Blind-snake