Myriopholis macrorhyncha

Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Myriopholis
Species:	M. macrorhyncha
Binomial name
Myriopholis macrorhyncha (Jan, 1860)
Synonyms
Stenostoma (Ramphostoma) macrorhynchum Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1860 Stenostoma (Ramphostoma) macrorhynchum - Jan, 1861 Glauconia macrorhynchus - Boulenger, 1890 Glauconia macrorhynchus - Boulenger, 1893 Glauconia algeriensis Jacquet, 1895 Leptotyphlops phillipsi Barbour, 1914 Glauconia erythraea Scortecci, 1928 Glauconia braccianii Scortecci, 1928 Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus - Corkill, 1932 Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus [macrorhynchus] - Angel, 1936 Leptotyphlops macrorynchus bilmaensis Angel, 1936 Leptotyphlops braccianii - Parker, 1949 Leptotyphlops erythraea - Parker, 1949 Leptotyphlops erythraeus - Hahn, 1980 Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus macrorhynchus - Hahn, 1980 Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus bilmaensis - Hahn, 1980[1]

Myriopholis macrorhyncha, also known as the long-nosed worm snake or hook-snouted worm snake is a harmless blind snake species found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Description

This reptile's appearance is similar to M. cairi.

Geographic range

Found in isolated populations across northern Africa and in southwestern Asia. In Africa it occurs in Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Libya, Chad, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. In Asia it has been reported in Aden (Yemen), Turkey, Iran, Israel, Iraq and Pakistan. The type locality given is "Sennaar" (Sudan).[1]

Taxonomy

A subspecies, M. m. bilmaensis Angel, 1936, found in Niger was recognized by Hahn (1980).

References

1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
2. "Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

Further reading

• Hahn DE, Wallach V. 1998. Comments on the systematics of Old World Leptotyphlops (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae), with description of a new species. Hamadryad 23: 50-62
• Jan G. 1860. Iconogr. gén. Ophid., 1 (1. livr.): 1
• Trape JF. 2002. Note sur le statut et la répartition de quelques Leptotyphlopidés (Serpentes: Scolecophidia) du Sahara et des savanes d'[Afrique de l'Ouest. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 102: 49-62

External links

• Myriopholis macrorhyncha at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.