Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Leptotyphlops cairi | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
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Leptotyphlops cairi, or the Cairo blind snake, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family.
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Geographic range
L. cairi is found in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and possibly in Libya.
Etymology
The specific name, cairi, commemorates the city of Cairo, Egypt.
References
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