Afrotyphlops brevis

Afrotyphlops brevis, also known as the Somali giant blind-snake[1] or angle-snouted blind snake,[2] is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][3][4][5] It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and northern Kenya.[1]

Afrotyphlops brevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. brevis
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops brevis
(Scortecci, 1929)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops brevis
  • Afrotyphlops brevis
  • Rhinotyphlops brevis
  • Megatyphlops brevis
  • Typhlops schlegelii brevis
  • Rhinotyphlops schlegelii brevis

References
  1. Afrotyphlops brevis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2020.
  2. Steve Spawls; Kim Howell; Harald Hinkel; Michele Menegon (25 January 2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-4729-4309-5.
  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).
  4. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Afrotyphlops brevis". www.itis.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  5. "Afrotyphlops brevis (Scortecci, 1929)". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 2020-09-12.


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