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]
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| Leptotyphlops macrops |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Reptilia |
| Order: |
Squamata |
| Suborder: |
Serpentes |
| Family: |
Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: |
Leptotyphlops |
| Species: |
L. macrops |
| Binomial name |
Leptotyphlops macrops
Broadley & Wallach, 1996 |
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| Goggle-eyed worm snake range (in green) |
| Synonyms[2] |
Synonyms List
- Glauconia emini
Sternfeld, 1908
- Glauconia longicauda
Angel, 1925
- Leptotyphlops conjunctus conjunctus
Spawls, 1978
- Leptotyphlops nigricans
Hallermann & Rödel, 1995
- Leptotyphlops macrops
Broadley & Wallach, 1996
- Leptotyphlops macrops
McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
- Leptotyphlops macrops
Broadley & Wallach, 2007
- Leptotyphlops macrops
Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009
- Leptotyphlops macrops
Wallach, et al. 2014
- Leptotyphlops macrops
Spawls, et al. 2018
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