Mann's worm snake

Mann's worm snake (Letheobia manni) is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.

Description

Letheobia manni has a broad, trilobate snout. It has 26 rows of scales around the body at midbody. The total length (tail included) is 40 times the diameter of the body at midbody.

Geographic range

Letheobia manni is found in Guinea and Liberia, at altitudes from sea level to .

Reproduction

Letheobia manni is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• (Letheobia manni, new combination).
• Loveridge, Arthur (1941). "Report on the Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition's collection of reptiles and amphibians from Liberia". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 91: 113–139. (Typhlops manni, new species, p. 118).
• (Afrotyphlops manni, new combination).
• 896 pp. (in French).