| Calabresi's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
| Species: | A. calabresii |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrotyphlops calabresii | |
| Synonyms | |
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Calabresi's blind-snake (Afrotyphlops calabresii) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [2] [3] It is found in northwestern Somalia, adjacent Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya. [2] The specific name calabresii honours Enrica Calabresi. [4]
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Karl Patterson Schmidt was an American herpetologist.
Echis hughesi is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Viperinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Somalia. There are no subspecies which are currently recognized as being valid.
Calabresi's bullfrog is a species of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to northeastern and central Somalia.
Enrica Calabresi was an Italian zoologist, herpetologist, and entomologist. Her family was part of the Jewish community which has played an important role in Ferrara, continuously since the Middle Ages.
The Angola blind snake is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. While named after its type locality in Angola, it is widespread in Central and East Africa. Specifically, it is found in Angola, northern Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
The Angolan giant blind snake, also known as the anomalous beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola. Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic. In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.
Rhinotyphlops scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
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The lined blind snake, also known as the common lined blind snake, common lined worm snake, or lineolate blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and Angola and Zambia in the south.
The Rondo worm snake is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.
Schmidt's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Central and Southern Africa.
Steinhaus's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa.
Afrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake or Schlegel's giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest typhlopid. It is harmless to humans and lives exclusively on a diet of termites.
Afrotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
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Afrotyphlops blanfordii, or Blanford's blind-snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa.
The Somali giant blind-snake, also known as the angle-snouted blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and northern Kenya.
We here propose to recognize the northern population as a new subspecies and to name this for Dr. Enrico [ sic ] Calabresi, author of the earliest modern reviews of the Somali herpetofauna.
