Leptotyphlops brasiliensis Laurent, 1949
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1949 or before
Rediscovered in 2000-2001
Distribution
Bahia, Brazil
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Laurent, R. (1949). Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant à la collection de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturalles de Belgique. III. Formes américaines. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturalles de Belgique 25: 1-20.
Other references:
Curcio, Felipe, Zaher, Hussam and Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut. (2002). Rediscovery of the blind-snake Leptotyphlops brasiliensis Laurent, 1949 (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) in the wild. Phyllomedusa 1(2): 101-104.
Rodrigues, M. T. and Puorto, G. (1994). On the second specimen of Leptotyphlops brasiliensis Laurent, 1949 (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae). Journal of Herpetology 28: 393-394.