Bouet's worm snake


Bouet's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to West Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, boueti, is in honor of Georges Bouet, who was a French ornithologist and physician.

Geographic range

M. boueti is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Western Sahara.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. boueti is savanna.

Description

The holotype of M. boueti has a total length of, which includes a tail long. The diameter of the body is.

Reproduction

M. boueti is oviparous.