Haitian border threadsnake
The Haitian border threadsnake (Mitophis leptepileptus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to Haiti, where it is possibly extinct.
| Haitian border threadsnake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Mitophis |
| Species: | M. leptepileptus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitophis leptepileptus (Thomas, McDiarmid and Thompson, 1985) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptotyphlops leptepilepta | |
References
- Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S. & Landestoy, M. 2016. Mitophis leptepileptus (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75601408A115484518. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601408A75607594.en. Downloaded on 27 July 2018.
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- Mitophis leptepileptus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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