Biology:Degerbol's blind snake
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Short description: Species of snake
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Siagonodon |
| Species: | S. borrichianus
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| Siagonodon borrichianus (Degerbøl, 1923)
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Degerbøl's blind snake (Siagonodon borrichianus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3] The species is native to southern South America.
Etymology
The specific name, borrichianus, is in honor of Danish scientist Ole Borch.[1]
Geographic range
S. borrichianus is found in western Argentina .[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. borrichianus is shrubland.[4]
Diet
S. borrichianus preys upon the larvae of ants and termites.[4]
Reproduction
S. borrichianus is oviparous.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Species Siagonodon borrichianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, 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. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174335. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Siagonodon borrichianus, new combination).
- Degerbøl, Magnus (1923). "Description of a new Snake of the Genus Glauconia, from Mendoza". Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven 76: 113–114. (Glauconia borrichiana, new species).
- Freiberg MA (1982). Snakes of South America. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. ISBN:0-87666-912-7. (Leptotyphlops borrichianus, p. 117).
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3012477 entry
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