Stejneger's beaked snake
Species of snake
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Stejneger's beaked snake (Letheobia stejnegeri) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Middle Africa.
| Stejneger's beaked snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Letheobia |
| Species: | L. stejnegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Letheobia stejnegeri (Loveridge, 1931) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Leonhard Stejneger, Norwegian-born American herpetologist at the Smithsonian Institution for over 60 years.[4]
Geographic range
L. stejnegeri is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]