Biology:Namibiana occidentalis

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Short description: Species of snake

Namibiana occidentalis
Namibiana occidentalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Namibiana
Species:
N. occidentalis
Binomial name
Namibiana occidentalis
FitzSimons, 1962
Synonyms
  • Leptotyphlops occidentalis

Namibiana occidentalis, also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[1][2][3] It is found in Namibia and north-western South Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Namibiana occidentalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
  2. 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).
  3. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174335. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 

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