Emin Pasha's worm snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. emini
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Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops emini (
Boulenger, 1890)
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Synonyms [2] | |
Emin Pasha's worm snake (Leptotyphlops emini) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to northern East Africa. [2]
The specific name, emini, is in honor of German-born physician Eduard Schnitzer, who worked in the Ottoman Empire and became known as Emin Pasha. [5]
L. emini is found in Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of L. emini are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 650–1,370 m (2,130–4,490 ft). [1]
L. emini is uniformly blackish in color. It has 14 rows of scales around the body. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 11 cm (4.3 in). [6]
L. emini is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
Emin Pasha's worm snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
Species: | L. emini
|
Binomial name | |
Leptotyphlops emini (
Boulenger, 1890)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
Emin Pasha's worm snake (Leptotyphlops emini) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to northern East Africa. [2]
The specific name, emini, is in honor of German-born physician Eduard Schnitzer, who worked in the Ottoman Empire and became known as Emin Pasha. [5]
L. emini is found in Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of L. emini are savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 650–1,370 m (2,130–4,490 ft). [1]
L. emini is uniformly blackish in color. It has 14 rows of scales around the body. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 11 cm (4.3 in). [6]
L. emini is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]