Angolan giant blind snake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
Species: | A. anomalus
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Binomial name | |
Afrotyphlops anomalus (
Bocage, 1873)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola. [1] [2] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic. [3] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops. [4]
It is found in southwestern Angola. [1]
Angolan giant blind snake | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
Species: | A. anomalus
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Binomial name | |
Afrotyphlops anomalus (
Bocage, 1873)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola. [1] [2] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic. [3] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops. [4]
It is found in southwestern Angola. [1]