Calabresi's blind-snake (''Afrotyphlops calabresii'') is a species of snake in the family

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 str ...

. It is found in northwestern Somalia, adjacent Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya. The specific name ''calabresii'' honours

Enrica Calabresi Enrica Calabresi (10 November 1891, in Ferrara – 20 January 1944, in Castelfiorentino) was an Italian zoologist, herpetologist, and entomologist. Her family was part of the Jewish community which has played an important role in Ferrara, continu ...

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calabresii Snakes of Africa Reptiles of Ethiopia Reptiles of Kenya Reptiles of Somalia Reptiles described in 1965 Taxa named by Carl Gans Taxa named by Raymond Laurent {{Scolecophidia-stub