Biology:Liwale blind snake

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Short description: Species of reptile

Liwale blind snake
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. tanganicanus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops tanganicanus
(Laurent, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops schmidtii tanganicanus Laurent, 1964
  • Typhlops lineolatus tanganicanus
  • Typhlops tanganicanus

The Liwale blind-snake (Afrotyphlops tanganicanus) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3] It is endemic to southeastern Tanzania.[2]

References

  1. Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell, K. (2022). "Afrotyphlops tanganicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22476295A217786943.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22476295/217786943. Retrieved 31 August 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Afrotyphlops tanganicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2020.
  3. 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).

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