Espírito Santo blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Trilepida |
Species: | T. salgueiroi
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Binomial name | |
Trilepida salgueiroi
Amaral, 1955
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Espírito Santo blind snake (Trilepida salgueiroi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, salgueiroi, is in honor of W.S. Salgueiro who collected the holotype. [5]
T. salgueiroi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. salgueiroi are forest and shrubland. [1]
Dorsally, T. salgueiroi is uniform dark brown. Ventrally, it is light brown, with a reticulate pattern formed by white scale edges. [2]
T. salgueiroi is oviparous. [2]
Espírito Santo blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Trilepida |
Species: | T. salgueiroi
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Binomial name | |
Trilepida salgueiroi
Amaral, 1955
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Espírito Santo blind snake (Trilepida salgueiroi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is endemic to Brazil.
The specific name, salgueiroi, is in honor of W.S. Salgueiro who collected the holotype. [5]
T. salgueiroi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. salgueiroi are forest and shrubland. [1]
Dorsally, T. salgueiroi is uniform dark brown. Ventrally, it is light brown, with a reticulate pattern formed by white scale edges. [2]
T. salgueiroi is oviparous. [2]