Desert Threadsnake
Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae
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- L. h. cahuilae – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- L. h. cahuilae – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Jeff Nordland
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Leptotyphlops h. cahuilae occurs in southeastern California and southwestern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae (Klauber – 1931)
Genus: Leptotyphlops, Greek – leptos = slender or thin + typhlos + blind + ops = eye – ref. small size, slender aspect and lack of functional eyes
Species: humilis, Latin = small or ground dwelling
Subspecies: cahuilae, ref. near the type locality of Lake Cahuilae, CA
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962