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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Sao Tome I, Principe I ? (Gulf of Guinea).
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St. Thomas beaked snake

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The St. Thomas beaked snake (Letheobia feae) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is native to the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, feae, is in honor of Leonardo Fea, who was an Italian explorer and naturalist.[2][5]

Geographic range

L. feae is found on the island of São Tomé in the nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. feae is forest, at altitudes of 200–300 m (660–980 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas.[1]

Behavior

L. feae is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

L. feae is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ceríaco LMP (2021). "Letheobia feae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T178358A126509965. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178358/126509965. Downloaded on 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Letheobia feae. The Reptile Database.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ "Rhinotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinotyphlops feae, p. 88).
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St. Thomas beaked snake: Brief Summary

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The St. Thomas beaked snake (Letheobia feae) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to the Gulf of Guinea off the western coast of Central Africa.

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