Southwestern Threadsnake
Leptotyphlops humilis humilis
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- L. h. humilis – Riverside Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- L. h. humilis – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Patrick Briggs
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Leptotyphlops h. humilis occurs throughout much of southern California, southern Nevada and western Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Leptotyphlops humilis humilis (Baird & Girard 1853)
Genus: Leptotyphlops, Greek – leptos = slender or thin + typhlos + blind + ops = eye – ref. small size, slender aspect and lack of functional eyes
Species/Subspecies: humilis, Latin = small or ground dwelling
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962