''Afrotyphlops chirioi'' 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 ...
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Described in 2019, this species is only known from the southwest ]Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
. It is known from a mosaic of tropical moist forest and secondary grasslands at above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...
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References
chirioi
Snakes of Africa
Reptiles of the Central African Republic
Endemic fauna of the Central African Republic
Reptiles described in 2019
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