Gierra's 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. gierrai
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Binomial name | |
Afrotyphlops gierrai
Mocquard, 1897
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Synonyms [2] | |
Gierra's blind snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai), also commonly called the Usambara spotted blind snake and the Usambara spotted worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [3] [4] The species is endemic to Tanzania.
The specific name, gierrai, is in honor of Mr. A. Gierra, an expert in the languages of North Africa and East Africa, who collected the type specimen. [5]
A. gierrai is found in the Ukaguru Mountains, the Ulaguru Mountains, and the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. gierrai is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,042 m (1,969–3,419 ft). [1]
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Gierra's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
Species: | A. gierrai
|
Binomial name | |
Afrotyphlops gierrai
Mocquard, 1897
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Synonyms [2] | |
Gierra's blind snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai), also commonly called the Usambara spotted blind snake and the Usambara spotted worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [3] [4] The species is endemic to Tanzania.
The specific name, gierrai, is in honor of Mr. A. Gierra, an expert in the languages of North Africa and East Africa, who collected the type specimen. [5]
A. gierrai is found in the Ukaguru Mountains, the Ulaguru Mountains, and the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of A. gierrai is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,042 m (1,969–3,419 ft). [1]
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