Goggle-eyed worm snake
Species of snake
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The goggle-eyed worm snake (Leptotyphlops macrops) is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4][5] It lives entirely on the coast of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania in East Africa. It lives in savanna, forest, and artificial/terrestrial habitats. Its population is fragmented, their populations have extreme fluctuations, and are in decline. It was assessed on January 26, 2014 as conservation status Least Concern.[6]
| Goggle-eyed worm snake | |
|---|---|
| |
| Leptotyphlops macrops | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotyphlops macrops Broadley & Wallach, 1996 | |
 | |
| Goggle-eyed worm snake range (in green) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Synonyms List
| |
