Liotyphlops schubarti

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Liotyphlops schubarti

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species:
L. schubarti
Binomial name
Liotyphlops schubarti
Vanzolini, 1948

Liotyphlops schubarti is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae.[2] The species is endemic to Brazil.[3]

Etymology

The specific name, schubarti, is in honor of German-born Brazilian zoologist Otto Schubart.[4]

Geographic range

L. schubarti is found in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.[5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. schubarti is forest.[1]

Reproduction

L. schubarti is oviparous.[5]

References

Further reading

  • Dixon JR, Kofron CP (1983). "The Central and South American Anomalepid Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops ". Amphibia-Reptilia 4 (2): 241–264.
  • . (Liotyphlops schubarti, p. 86).
  • Vanzolini PE (1948). "Notas sobre os ofídios e lagartos de Cachoeira de Emas, no município de Pirassununga, Estado São Paulo ". Revista Brasileira de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro 8: 377–400. (Liotyphlops schubarti, new species, p. 379). (in Portuguese).