Letheobia caeca (Duméril, 1856)

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Onychocephalus caecus Duméril, 1856: 462 . Type locality: “ Gabon ”.

Letheobia caeca (Duméril, 1856): Cope 1868: 322.

Rhinotyphlops caecus (Duméril, 1856): Roux-Estève 1974: 210.

Distribution. It occurs from Nigeria and Cameroon to Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Bioko (Roux-Estève 1974) and in Río Muni (North-west), likely at Bata (Roux-Estève 1974), and at Monte Alén National Park as L. wittei (Lasso et al. 2002) (Map 36C).

Comments. The specimen identified as L. wittei and recorded by Lasso et al. (2002), currently housed in the EBD collection, was re-identified as L. caeca .

Specimens examined. One specimen. Río Muni: Monte Alén National Park (in the EBD collection, without EBD number).