|
Namibiana
''Namibiana'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''. Species The genus contains the following species: * ''Namibiana gracilior'', slender threadsnake, slender worm snake * ''Namibiana labialis'', Damara threadsnake * '' Namibiana latifrons'', Benguela worm snake, Sternfeld's threadsnake * ''Namibiana occidentalis ''Namibiana occidentalis'', also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Refere ...'', western threadsnake, western worm snake * '' Namibiana rostrata'', Bocage's blind snake, Angolan beaked threadsnake References {{Taxonbar, from=Q281947 Snake genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Solny A. Adalsteinsson Taxa named by William Roy Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana
''Namibiana'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''. Species The genus contains the following species: * ''Namibiana gracilior'', slender threadsnake, slender worm snake * ''Namibiana labialis'', Damara threadsnake * '' Namibiana latifrons'', Benguela worm snake, Sternfeld's threadsnake * ''Namibiana occidentalis ''Namibiana occidentalis'', also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Refere ...'', western threadsnake, western worm snake * '' Namibiana rostrata'', Bocage's blind snake, Angolan beaked threadsnake References {{Taxonbar, from=Q281947 Snake genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Solny A. Adalsteinsson Taxa named by William Roy Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana Gracilior
The slender thread snake or slender worm snake (''Namibiana gracilior'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). It is found in southern Namibia and western South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri .... References External Links iNaturalist page Namibiana Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1910 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana Occidentalis
''Namibiana occidentalis'', also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). It is found in Namibia and north-western South Africa. References Namibiana Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Namibia Reptiles of South Africa Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons Reptiles described in 1962 {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana Rostrata
''Namibiana rostrata'', also known as Bocage's blind snake or Angolan beaked threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). It is endemic to Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References Namibiana Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Angola Endemic fauna of Angola Reptiles described in 1886 Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptotyphlopidae
The Leptotyphlopidae (commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes) are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are recognized. Description Relatively small snakes, leptotyphlopids rarely exceed in length; only ''Trilepida macrolepis'' and ''Leptotyphlops occidentalis'' grow larger. The cranium and upper jaws are immobile and no teeth are in the upper jaw. The lower jaw consists of a much elongated quadrate bone, a tiny compound bone, and a relatively larger dentary bone. The body is cylindrical with a blunt head and a short tail. The scales are highly polished. The pheromones they produce protect them from attack by termites.''Field Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa'' - Bill Branch (Struik 1988) Among these snakes is what is believed to be the world's smallest: '' L. carlae'' ( Hedges, 2008). Hedges SB (2008). "At the lower size limit in sn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana Labialis
The Damara threadsnake (''Namibiana labialis'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). It is found in northwestern Namibia and southern Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References Namibiana Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Angola Reptiles of Namibia Taxa named by Richard Sternfeld Reptiles described in 1908 {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibiana Latifrons
''Namibiana latifrons'', also known as the Benguela worm snake or Sternfeld's threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is endemic to the southwestern coast of Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References Namibiana Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Angola Endemic fauna of Angola Taxa named by Richard Sternfeld Reptiles described in 1908 {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptotyphlops
''Leptotyphlops'' is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ''Trilepida'', and other species have been moved to the genera ''Epacrophis'', ''Epictia'', '' Mitophis'', '' Myriopholis'', ''Namibiana'', '' Rena'', ''Siagonodon'', '' Tetracheilostoma'', and ''Tricheilostoma''. Description Most species of ''Leptotyphlops'' look much like shiny earthworms. They are generally black, grey, or blackish-brown and their scales give them a segmented appearance. Their common name comes from the fact that their eyes are greatly reduced almost to the point of uselessness, and hidden behind a protective head scale. The species which are called thread snakes are so named because of their very narrow, long bodies. Behavior All blind snakes including those of the genus ''Leptotyphlops'' are burrowing snakes, spend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Genera
List of reptile genera lists the vertebrate class of reptiles by living genus, spanning two subclasses. Subclass Anapsida Order Testudinata (turtles) Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterized by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield. Suborder Pleurodira * Superfamily Cheloides ** Family Chelidae *** Genus ''Acanthochelys'' *** Genus ''Chelodina'' *** Genus '' Chelus'' - mata mata *** Genus ''Elseya'' *** Genus '' Elusor'' - Mary River turtle *** Genus ''Emydura'' *** Genus '' Flaviemys'' - Manning River snapping turtle *** Genus ''Hydromedusa'' *** Genus ''Mesoclemmys'' *** Genus '' Myuchelys'' *** Genus ''Phrynops'' *** Genus ''Platemys'' - twist-necked turtle *** Genus ''Pseudemydura'' - western swamp turtle *** Genus '' Ranacephala'' - Hoge's side-necked turtle *** Genus ''Rheodytes'' *** Genus ''Rhinemys'' - red side-necked turtle * Superfamily Pelomedusoides ** Family Pelomedusidae *** Genus ''Pelomedusa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Blair Hedges
Stephen Hedges Stephen Blair Hedges (known as S. Blair Hedges) is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Science and director of the Center for Biodiversity at Temple University where he researches the tree of life and leads conservation efforts in Haiti and elsewhere. He co-founded Haiti National Trust. Career Hedges has a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree from George Mason University, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Maryland, supervised by Richard Highton. Before he joined Temple University in 2014, he was a professor at Penn State. He is also a founding member of the NASA Astrobiology Center. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed works including 10 books and monographs. He was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009 for "revealing connections between biological evolution and Earth history in diverse groups of organisms", and was awarded the 2011 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roy Branch
William Roy "Bill" Branch (12 May 1946, London, England – 14 October 2018, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) was a British-South-African herpetologist. Branch studied at the University of Southampton where he remained until completing his Ph.D. degree (''Studies on a foetal-specific alpha-globulin FPin the rabbit'' ). From 1972 he worked as a scientist in the Life Sciences Division of the Atomic Energy Board in Pretoria doing research on, inter alia, liver cancer, but returned to the University of Southampton in 1976 to take up a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Department of Biology studying the synthesis of chemicals in the liver of foetal rabbits. He started working at Port Elizabeth Museum in 1979 and retired in 2011, when he was appointed as Research Associate and Curator Emeritus. Over a period of almost 40 years he conducted field work in about 20 African countries and played a major role in building up the large reptile and amphibian collections at the Museum. Pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
