Somali giant blind snake

Somali giant blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. brevis
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops brevis
(Scortecci [fr], 1929)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops brevis (basionym)
  • Afrotyphlops brevis
  • Rhinotyphlops brevis
  • Megatyphlops brevis
  • Typhlops schlegelii brevis
  • Rhinotyphlops schlegelii brevis

The Somali giant blind-snake or Somali giant blind snake[1][2] (Afrotyphlops brevis), also known as the angle-snouted blind snake,[3] is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2][4][5][6] It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, northern Kenya and now in Tanzania.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Afrotyphlops brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22472533A22472541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T22472533A22472541.en. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Afrotyphlops brevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2024.
  3. ^ Steve Spawls; Kim Howell; Harald Hinkel; Michele Menegon (25 January 2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-4729-4309-5.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ "Afrotyphlops brevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  6. ^ "Afrotyphlops brevis (Scortecci, 1929)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-09-12.


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