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Afrotyphlops Mucruso
The African giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops mucruso''), also called the Zambezi beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (series). (volume). References Afrotyphlops Reptiles described in 1854 {{Snake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlopidae
The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing structure. They live underground in burrows, and since they have no use for vision, their eyes are mostly vestigial. They have light-detecting black eye spots, and teeth occur in the upper jaw. Typhlopids do not have dislocatable lower jaw articulations restricting them to prey smaller than their oral aperture. The tail ends with a horn-like scale. Most of these species are oviparous. Currently, 18 genera are recognized containing over 200 species. Geographic range They are found in most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world, particularly in Africa, Asia, islands in the Pacific, tropical America, and southeastern Europe. Fossil record Possible Typhlopid skin has been identified in Dominican amber. Genera Type genus Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrotyphlops
''Afrotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 28 species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. * Angola blind snake (''Afrotyphlops angolensis'' ) * Angolan giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops anomalus'' ) * Bibron's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops bibronii'' ) * Blanford's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops blanfordii'' ) * Somali giant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops brevis'' ) *Calabresi's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops calabresii'' ) * Chirio's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops chirioi'' ) * Blotched blind snake (''Afrotyphlops congestus'' ) * Wedge-snouted blind snake (''Afrotyphlops cuneirostris'' ) * Elegant blind snake (''Afrotyphlops elegans'' ) * Fornasini's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops fornasinii'' ) * Gierra's blind snake (''Afrotyphlops gierrai'' ) * Kaimosi blind snake (''Afrotyphlops kaimosae'' ) * Liberian blind snake (''Afrotyphlops liberiensis'' ) * Lined bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |