Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   205173
Province:   Taita-Taveta County
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0338CB
Observer:   Rolf Davey
Date of record:   2017-11-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Leptothyphlops emini
Last updated:   2023-10-21 11:02:56
Sp. code:   7129
Species name:   Leptotyphlops merkeri
Common name:   Merker's Thread Snake
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-205173
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 205173 - photo: 1
VM-number: 205173 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Mainly based on distribution, but also the posteriorly elongated rostral scale.
Date:   2023-10-21 11:02:56
Species name:   Leptotyphlops merkeri -- Merker's Thread Snake
Species code:   7129

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