Letheobia graueri, also known as the Lake Tanganyika gracile blind snake, Grauer's gracile blind snake, Sternfeld's beaked snake, Grauer's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle and East Africa. Etymology The specific name, graueri, is in honor of Rudolf Grauer, an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Geographic range It is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, western Tanzania, and western Uganda. References Further reading Sternfeld R (1912). "Reptilia". pp. 197–279. In: Schuboltz R (editor) (1912). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition 1907–1908, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Band IV [Volume 4], Zoologie II. Leipzig: Klinkhard & Biermann. 405 pp. + Plates I-XI. (Typhlops graueri, new species, p. 264). (in German). Letheobia Snakes of Africa Vertebrates of Burundi Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Vertebrates of Rwanda Reptiles of Tanzania Reptiles of Uganda Reptiles described in 1912 Taxa named by Richard Sternfeld