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Letheobia newtoni

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Letheobia newtoni is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.[1][2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
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Letheobia newtoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Letheobia
Species:
L. newtoni
Binomial name
Letheobia newtoni
(Bocage, 1890)
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Etymology

The specific name, newtoni, is in honor of "M[onsieur]. F. Newton", who collected the type specimen on Ilhéu das Rolas in the Gulf of Guinea.[5] "F. Newton" refers to Portuguese botanist Colonel Francesco Newton (1864–1909).[6]

Description

The holotype of Letheobia newtoni is 40 cm (16 in) in total length, which includes a tail 6 mm (0.24 in) long. The body is slender, the diameter not exceeding 8 mm (0.31 in). The scales are in 28 rows around the body. Dorsally and ventrally, it is uniformly yellowish white.[7]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Letheobia newtoni is forest, at elevations of 10–1,000 m (33–3,281 ft).[1]

Behavior

Letheobia newtoni is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

Letheobia newtoni is oviparous.[2]

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