The name of the Baja California Cape wormsnake

Authors

Hobart M. Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder
Kenneth R. Larsen, University of Colorado, Boulder

Abstract

The type-specimen of Glauconia boettgeri Werner, 1899, is consubspecific with L. h. slevini Klauber, 1931. The valid name of the Baja California Cape wormsnake accordingly is Leptatyphlops humilis boettgeri (Werner).

Recommended Citation

Smith, Hobart M. and Larsen, Kenneth R. (1974) "The name of the Baja California Cape wormsnake," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol34/iss2/2