Biology:Roux-Estève's blind snake

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Short description: Species of reptile

Roux-Estève's blind snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species:
M. rouxestevae
Binomial name
Myriopholis rouxestevae
Trape, 2019

Roux-Estève's blind snake (Myriopholis rouxestevae) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1] It is endemic to Cameroon. The specific name honours Rolande Roux-Estève, who provided the first description of this taxon in 1974 but did not formally describe it as a new species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q63351739 entry