Typový druh
Luthulenchelys heemstraorum McCosker, 2007.
Původní popis
McCosker, J.E. 2007. Luthulenchelys heemstraorum, a new genus and species of snake eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from KwaZulu-Natal, with comments on Ophichthus rutidoderma (Bleeker, 1853) and its synonyms. Smithiana Bulletin, 7: 3-7.