The Ghana beaked blind snake (Letheobia coecatus) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to West Africa and is known from Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Guinea.[3]

Letheobia coecatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Letheobia
Species:
L. coecatus
Binomial name
Letheobia coecatus
Jan, 1863
Synonyms[3]
  • Typhlops caecatus[1][2]
  • Letheobia coecata

References

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  1. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Letheobia coecatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.