Rhinoleptus

Rhinoleptus koniagui, also known commonly as Villiers's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.

The species, which is indigenous to West Africa, is monotypic in the genus Rhinoleptus.

[3] R. koniagui is found in West Africa in Senegal (Bonghari and Casamance) and Guinea (Kouroussa and Youkounkoun).

The type locality given is "Guinée Francaise: Youkounkoun" (Guinea).

[2][4] The preferred natural habitats of R. koniagui are forest and savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft).