Swahili Gracile Blind-snake
Letheobia swahilica
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Other
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Letheobia
- Continents
- Africa
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Rare
About
Swahili Gracile Blind-snake (Letheobia swahilica) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Kenya, Tanzania. It lives in habitats such as coastal forest, underground burrows, loose soil, sandy soil and 5 more. Rare: recorded in only 1 place on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Weidholz's Pink Blindsnake Letheobia weidholzi
- Mann's Worm Snake (angeli) Letheobia angeli
- Haut-Oubangui Beaked Snake Letheobia rufescens
- Juba Gracile Blind-snake Letheobia jubana
- Ethiopian Blind Snake Letheobia somalica
- Gabon Beaked Snake Letheobia caeca
- Letheobia acutirostrata
- Sudan Beaked Snake Letheobia sudanensis
- Uluguru Gracile Blind-snake Letheobia uluguruensis
- Eritrean Blind Snake Letheobia erythraea
- Sternfeld's Beaked Snake Letheobia graueri
- Wormlike Beaked Snake Letheobia lumbriciformis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.