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Tello's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops telloi
Leptotyphlops telloi, also known commonly as Tello's threadsnake or Tello's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
From the article Leptotyphlops telloi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
A small species, L. telloi may grow to a maximum snout-vent length (SVL) of only 16.5 cm (6.5 in). It is solid black, except for white patches on the head.
In human culture
The specific name, telloi, is in honor of Mozambican herpetologist José Luis Pessoa Lobão Tello.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32454.