Somali giant blind snake

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Somali giant blind snake
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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]

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References

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