Biology:African giant blind snake

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Short description: Species of reptile

African giant blind snake
Zambezi Beaked Blind Snake (Megatyphlops mucruso) (12640816884).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. mucruso
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops mucruso
W. Peters, 1854
Synonyms
  • Typhlops mucruso
  • Afrotyphlops mucruso
  • Rhinotyphlops mucruso
  • Megatyphlops mucruso
  • Typhlops schlegelii mucruso
  • Rhinotyphlops schlegelii mucruso
  • Onychocephalus mucruso
  • Onychocephalus dinga
  • Onychocephalus varius

The African giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops mucruso), also called the Zambezi beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2][3]

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634595. Retrieved August 12, 2010. 
  3. "Afrotyphlops mucruso". http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Afrotyphlops&species=mucruso. 

Wikidata ☰ Q29783901 entry