Degerbol's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Siagonodon |
Species: | S. borrichianus
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Binomial name | |
Siagonodon borrichianus (
Degerbøl, 1923)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Degerbøl's blind snake (Siagonodon borrichianus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to southern South America.
The specific name, borrichianus, is in honor of Danish scientist Ole Borch. [2]
S. borrichianus is found in western Argentina. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. borrichianus is shrubland. [1]
S. borrichianus preys upon the larvae of ants and termites. [1]
S. borrichianus is oviparous. [2]
Degerbol's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Siagonodon |
Species: | S. borrichianus
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Binomial name | |
Siagonodon borrichianus (
Degerbøl, 1923)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Degerbøl's blind snake (Siagonodon borrichianus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [3] [4] The species is native to southern South America.
The specific name, borrichianus, is in honor of Danish scientist Ole Borch. [2]
S. borrichianus is found in western Argentina. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of S. borrichianus is shrubland. [1]
S. borrichianus preys upon the larvae of ants and termites. [1]
S. borrichianus is oviparous. [2]