Leptotyphlops filiformis
| Leptotyphlops filiformis | |
|---|---|
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| An illustration of Leptotyphlops filiformis, and the other Socotran reptiles Parachalcides socotranus and Leptotyphlops macrurus. 2 is L. filiformis, 2a and ab views of its head. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. filiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptotyphlops filiformis (Boulenger, 1899) | |
Leptotyphlops filiformis, or the Socotra Island blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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