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Letheobia wrayi MALONZA, 2024

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Afrotyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Wray’s Gracile Blindsnake 
SynonymLetheobia wrayi MALONZA 2024: 3 
DistributionSE Kenya (Taita Hills)

Type locality: Lata Dam, Sagalla Hill, Taita Hills in Taita-Taveta County, south-eastern Kenya (3.4995° S; 38.5736°E, 1064 m elevation)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype. NMK-S4189, collected on 19 December 2008 by Peter Mwasi and Peter Alama (Figure 1). 
Diagnosis 
CommentOnly known from the holotype, a preserved specimen. No live photos apparently available. 
References
  • Malonza, P. K. 2024. A new species of gracile blind snake in the genus Letheobia (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from Sagalla Hill, south-eastern Kenya. African Journal of Herpetology, 1-8 - get paper here
 
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