| Drewes's worm snake | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Epacrophis |
| Species: | E. drewesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Epacrophis drewesi Wallach, 1996 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Drewes's worm snake (Epacrophis drewesi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to East Africa.
The specific name, drewesi, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert Clifton Drewes. [5]
The preferred natural habitat of E. drewesi is shrubland, at an altitude of 1,300 m (4,300 ft). [1]
Epacrophis boulengeri, also known commonly as the Manda flesh-pink blind snake and the Lamu worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
The Michoacán slender blind snake, also known commonly as la culebrilla ciega de Michoacán in Spanish, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Michoacán, Mexico.
Tricheilostoma broadleyi is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ivory Coast.
Myriopholis burii, commonly known as the Arabian blind snake or Bury's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
The Cairo blind snake is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Africa.
Leptotyphlops distanti, also known commonly as Distant's thread snake or Distant's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.
The San Salvador blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the Caribbean.
The Cape thread snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons. It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum.
Dugand's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
Emin Pasha's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northern East Africa.
The Santander blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
The slender thread snake or slender worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is found in southern Namibia and western South Africa.
Sundevall's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa and West Africa.
The goggle-eyed worm snake is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Leptotyphlops nigricans, also known as the black threadsnake or black worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is endemic to Africa.
Nurse's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The Espírito Santo blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
The northern blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Peru.
Leptotyphlops telloi, also known commonly as Tello's threadsnake or Tello's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is indigenous to southern Africa.
Wilson's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to Yemen.
