| Rhinotyphlops scorteccii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops |
| Species: | R. scorteccii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotyphlops scorteccii | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Rhinotyphlops scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's blind snake, [1] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [2] [3] The species is endemic to Somalia. [1]
The specific name, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898-1973). [4] [5]
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.
Letheobia simonii is a blind snake species endemic to the Middle East. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Rhinotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Africa, the Middle East and India. Some species have been moved to Afrotyphlops and Letheobia.
Letheobia is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Rhinotyphlops ataeniatus is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
The Gabon beaked snake is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa. It is known from Gabon, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ghana. However, the identity of different populations is not fully clear.
Cross's beaked snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. R. crossii is endemic to West Africa.
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The St. Thomas beaked snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
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Letheobia lumbriciformis, also known as the Zanzibar gracile blind snake or wormlike beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to East Africa and is known from northeastern Tanzania and from eastern Kenya.
Letheobia newtoni is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
The Zanzibar beaked snake is a species of blind snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Africa.
The Léopoldville beaked snake is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Africa.
Letheobia somalica, also known as the highland beaked snake or Ethiopian blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
Stejneger's beaked snake is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Middle Africa.
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