| Namibiana rostrata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Namibiana |
| Species: | N. rostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Namibiana rostrata (Bocage, 1886) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Namibiana rostrata, also known as Bocage's blind snake or Angolan beaked threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to Angola. [1] [2]
The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes native to Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, four genera and 15 species are recognized.
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are recognized.
Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. 11 species have been moved to the genus Trilepida, and other species have been moved to the genera Epacrophis, Epictia, Mitophis, Myriopholis, Namibiana, Rena, Siagonodon, Tetracheilostoma, and Tricheilostoma.
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. Some species which were formerly placed in the genus Typhlops have been moved to the genera Afrotyphlops, Amerotyphlops, Anilios, Antillotyphlops, Argyrophis, Cubatyphlops, Indotyphlops, Letheobia, Madatyphlops, Malayotyphlops, and Xerotyphlops.
Bitis heraldica is a venomous viper species found only in Angola, easily distinguished from B. caudalis by its heavily speckled belly and lack of any supraocular "horns". No subspecies are currently recognized.
Causus bilineatus is a venomous viper species endemic to south central Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include lined night adder and two-striped night adder.
Ramphotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found in southern and southeast Asia, as well as many islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. They occur in a wide variety of habitats. Currently, 21 species are recognized.
Python anchietae is a nonvenomous python species endemic to southern Africa. According to Donald George Broadley (1990), this species is most closely related to the ball python of western Africa, and no subspecies are currently recognized. It is named after the Portuguese naturalist and explorer José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta.
Liotyphlops argaleus is a species of snakes in the family Anomalepididae. It is endemic to Colombia.
The white-bellied worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The Brazilian blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
The Damara threadsnake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is found in northwestern Namibia and southern Angola.
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.
Namibiana occidentalis, also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is found in Namibia and northwestern South Africa.
Peters's threadsnake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It widely distributed in Eastern and Southern Africa, from southern Tanzania south to Natal and west to Angola and Namibia. Leptotyphlops pitmani and Leptotyphlops merkeri were formerly considered subspecies of this species but have now been elevated to full species status.
The pale-headed blind snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
Ramphotyphlops lineatus, also known as the striped blind snake, striped worm snake, or lined blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.
Sundatyphlops polygrammicus, also known as the Lesser Sunda blind snake or north-eastern blind 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.
Namibiana is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
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