Seven-striped 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: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Siagonodon |
Species: | S. septemstriatus
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Binomial name | |
Siagonodon septemstriatus (
Schneider, 1801)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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The seven-striped blind snake (Siagonodon septemstriatus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. [4] [5] [3]
S. septemstriatus is found in Bolivia, northern Brazil ( Amazonas, Pará, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and southeastern Venezuela. [1] [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. septemstriatus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
S. septemstriatus is yellowish, with seven black stripes along the dorsal scales. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 27 cm (11 in), with a tail 1 cm (0.39 in) long. [2]
S. septemstriatus is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
S. septemstriatus is oviparous. [3]
Seven-striped 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: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Siagonodon |
Species: | S. septemstriatus
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Binomial name | |
Siagonodon septemstriatus (
Schneider, 1801)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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The seven-striped blind snake (Siagonodon septemstriatus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. [4] [5] [3]
S. septemstriatus is found in Bolivia, northern Brazil ( Amazonas, Pará, Roraima), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and southeastern Venezuela. [1] [3]
The preferred natural habitat of S. septemstriatus is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). [1]
S. septemstriatus is yellowish, with seven black stripes along the dorsal scales. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 27 cm (11 in), with a tail 1 cm (0.39 in) long. [2]
S. septemstriatus is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
S. septemstriatus is oviparous. [3]