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Afrotyphlops
''Afrotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 28 species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. * Angola blind snake (''Afrotyphlops angolensis'' ) * Angolan giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops anomalus'' ) * Bibron's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops bibronii'' ) * Blanford's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' ) * Somali giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops brevis'' ) * Calabresi's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops calabresii'' ) * Chirio's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops chirioi'' ) * Blotched blind snake (''Afrotyphlops congestus'' ) * Wedge-snouted blind snake (''Afrotyphlops cuneirostris'' ) * Elegant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops elegans'' ) * Fornasini's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops fornasinii'' ) * Gierra's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops gierrai'' ) * Kaimosi blind snake (''Afrotyphlops kaimosae'' ) * Liberian blind snake (''Afrotyphlops liberiensis'' ) * Lined b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanford's Blind Snake
''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'', commonly known as Blanford's blind-snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to the Horn of Africa. Geographic range ''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia, at elevations of above sea level. Etymology The specific name, ''blanfordii'', is in honour of English naturalist William Thomas Blanford. Taxonomy ''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' is similar to ''Afrotyphlops lineolatus'', and the two may even be conspecific. Description ''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' may attain a total length (including a short tail) of . Dorsally, the body is olive-grey, with the basal half of each dorsal scale blackish. Ventrally, it has a narrow whitish strip running down the middle. Boulenger (1893). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''A. blanfordii'' are grassland, shrubland, and forest. Behaviour ''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' is fossorial and terrestrial. Reproduction ''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' is oviparous. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrotyphlops Schlegelii
''Afrotyphlops schlegelii'', commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake:fr:William Roy Branch, Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Rhinotyphlops schlegelii'', p. 54 + Plate 39). or Schlegel's giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the Family (biology), family Typhlopidae.:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid, McDiarmid RW, Jonathan A. Campbell, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). The species is Endemism, endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest Typhlopidae, typhlopid. It is harmless to humans and lives exclusively on a diet of termites. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''schlegelii'', is in honor of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calabresi's Blind Snake
Calabresi's blind-snake (''Afrotyphlops calabresii'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is found in northwestern Somalia, adjacent Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya. The specific name ''calabresii'' honours Enrica Calabresi Enrica Calabresi (10 November 1891, in Ferrara – 20 January 1944, in Castelfiorentino) was an Italian zoologist, herpetologist, and entomologist. Her family was part of the Jewish community which has played an important role in Ferrara, contin .... References calabresii Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Ethiopia Reptiles of Kenya Reptiles of Somalia Reptiles described in 1965 Taxa named by Carl Gans Taxa named by Raymond Laurent {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Giant Blind Snake
The Somali giant blind-snake or Somali giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops brevis''), also known as the angle-snouted blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, northern Kenya and now in Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... References Afrotyphlops Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Ethiopia Reptiles of Kenya Reptiles of Somalia Reptiles of South Sudan Reptiles of Uganda Reptiles described in 1929 Taxa named by Giuseppe Scortecci {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibron's Blind Snake
Bibron's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops bibronii'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Typhlops bibronii'', p. 55 & Plate 39). Etymology The specific name, ''bibronii'', is in honor of French herpetologist Gabriel Bibron. Geographic range ''A. bibronii'' is found in extreme southeastern Botswana, eastern and northern South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, and eastern Zimbabwe, and possibly Mozambique. Description A heavy-bodied species of blind snake, ''A. bibronii'' is dark olive-brown to brown dorsally, and is paler ventrally. Adults are darker than juveniles. Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of . Its scales are arranged in 30 rows around the body, and there are more than 300 scales in the middorsal row. The snout is very prominent, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gierra's Blind Snake
Gierra's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops gierrai)'', also commonly called the Usambara spotted blind snake and the Usambara spotted worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Tanzania. Etymology The specific name, ''gierrai'', is in honor of Mr. A. Gierra, an expert in the languages of North Africa and East Africa, who collected the type specimen. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Typhlops gierrai'', p. 100). Geographic range ''A. gierrai'' is found in the Ukaguru Mountains, the Ulaguru Mountains, and the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''A. gierrai'' is forest, at altitudes of . Reproduction ''A. gierrai'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Blind Snake
The Angola blind snake or Angolan blind snake (''Afrotyphlops angolensis'') 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, Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. ''Afrotyphlops angolensis'' occurs in a variety of habitats, including Afromontane forest, lowland tropical moist forest, grassland mosaic, and bushland. It appears to prefer moister habitats. References angolensis This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants ... Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Angola Vertebrates of Burundi Reptiles of Cameroon Reptile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan Giant Blind Snake
The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (''Afrotyphlops anomalus''), also known as the anomalous beaked 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''. Geographic range It is found in southwestern Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c .... References Further reading * Bocage, J.V.B. 1873. ''Reptiles nouveaux de l'intérieur de Mossamedes''. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes. Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, Volume 4, Number XV., pp. 247–253. * Afrotyphlops Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Angola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fornasini's Blind Snake
Fornasini's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops fornasinii)'' is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (''Typhlops fornasinii'', p. 54 + Plate 40). Etymology The specific name ''fornasinii'' is in honor of Carlo Antonio Fornasini, merchant and amateur naturalist from Bologna, Italy, who collected the type specimen in Mozambique. ("''Typhlops fornasini'' ic, new species, p. 107). (in Italian and Latin). He should not be confused with Carlo Fornasini (1854–1931), Italian paleontologist and politician. Geographic range Fornasini's blind snake has been found in southern Mozambique, South Africa ( Zululand), and southeastern Zimbabwe. Description ''A. fornasinii'' is completely gray or black, except for some yellowish on the throat and the ventral surface o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaimosi Blind Snake
The Kaimosi blind snake (''Afrotyphlops kaimosae'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ....McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). References Endemic fauna of Kenya kaimosae Reptiles described in 1935 {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blotched Blind Snake
The blotched blind snake (''Afrotyphlops congestus'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str .... It is distributed from eastern Nigeria through much of Middle Africa to Uganda. It is a fossorial species that occurs in humid forests, and particularly in the east, in gallery forests. It feeds on ants and termites. References congestus Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Cameroon Reptiles of the Central African Republic Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea Reptiles of Gabon Reptiles of Nigeria Reptiles of Uganda Reptiles described in 1844 Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elegant Blind Snake
The elegant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops elegans''), also called the ''elegant worm snake'', is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1'' It was described by Wilhelm Peters in 1868. The species occurs on the island of Príncipe Príncipe (; ) is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Cens ... in São Tomé and Príncipe. References Further reading * Peters, 1868 ''Über eine neue Nagergattung, Chiropodomys penicullatus, sowie über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien und Fische.''Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin elegans Reptiles described in 1868 Endemic vertebrates of São Tomé and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
