Species

Leptotyphlops merkeri

Leptotyphlops merkeri · described by (WERNER 1909)

Leptotyphlops conjunctus, a close relative of Leptotyphlops merkeri

Pictured: Leptotyphlops conjunctus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Leptotyphlops merkeri
First described
(WERNER 1909)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Leptotyphlopidae
Genus
Leptotyphlops

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree