Leptotyphlops sundewalli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. sundewalli |
Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops sundewalli (Jan, 1861) |
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Leptotyphlops sundewalli, or Sundevall's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa and West Africa.
The epithet, sundewalli, is in honor of Carl Jakob Sundevall, a Swedish zoologist.
L. sundewalli is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo.