Stejneger's beaked snake
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Letheobia stejnegeri

Stejneger's beaked snake (Letheobia stejnegeri) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Middle Africa.

Animal name origin

The specific name, stejnegeri, is in honor of Leonhard Stejneger, Norwegian-born American herpetologist at the Smithsonian Institution for over 60 years.

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L. stejnegeri is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in the Republic of the Congo.

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The preferred natural habitat of L. stejnegeri is forest.

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L. stejnegeri is oviparous.

References

1. Stejneger's beaked snake Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stejneger's_beaked_snake
2. Stejneger's beaked snake on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178675/7593420

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