Bouet's worm snake

Bouet's worm snake (Myriopholis boueti) 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 (1869–1957), 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 16.6 cm, which includes a tail 1.5 cm long. The diameter of the body is 0.3 cm.

Reproduction
M. boueti is oviparous.