Mann's worm snake

Mann's worm snake (Letheobia manni) is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4] The species is native to West Africa.

Mann's worm snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Letheobia
Species:	L. manni
Binomial name
Letheobia manni Loveridge, 1941
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops manni Loveridge, 1941 Letheobia manni — Hedges et al., 2014 Afrotyphlos manni — Pyron & Wallach, 2014 Letheobia manni — Wallach & Gemel, 2018

Etymology

The specific name, manni, is in honor of William Montana Mann, who was an American entomologist and zoo director.^[5]

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.^[2]

Geographic range

Letheobia manni is found in Guinea and Liberia,^[2] at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Letheobia manni is oviparous.^[2]