Myriopholis burii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Myriopholis |
Species: | M. burii
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Binomial name | |
Myriopholis burii (
Boulenger, 1905)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Myriopholis burii, commonly known as the Arabian blind snake or Bury's worm snake, [3] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [4] [5] The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
The specific name, burii, is in honor of British naturalist George Wyman Bury (1874-1920). [3]
M. burii is found in southwestern Saudi Arabia and southwestern Yemen at elevations of 1,350 to 1,460 m (4,430 to 4,790 ft). [2]
The diet of M. burii consists of ant larvae. [1]
Myriopholis burii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Myriopholis |
Species: | M. burii
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Binomial name | |
Myriopholis burii (
Boulenger, 1905)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Myriopholis burii, commonly known as the Arabian blind snake or Bury's worm snake, [3] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [4] [5] The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
The specific name, burii, is in honor of British naturalist George Wyman Bury (1874-1920). [3]
M. burii is found in southwestern Saudi Arabia and southwestern Yemen at elevations of 1,350 to 1,460 m (4,430 to 4,790 ft). [2]
The diet of M. burii consists of ant larvae. [1]