Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Higher classification Leptotyphlops | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Leptotyphlopidae Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus Similar Snake, Leptotyphlops, Myriopholis, Reptile, Leptotyphlopidae | ||
hookbilled blind snake leptotyphlops macrorhynchus digging
Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus is a harmless blind snake species found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Description
This reptile's appearance is similar to L. cairi.
Geographic range
Found in isolated populations across northern Africa and in southwestern Asia. In Africa it occurs in Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Libya, Chad, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. In Asia it has been reported in Aden (Yemen), Turkey, Iran, Israel, Iraq and Pakistan. The type locality given is "Sennaar" (Sudan).
Taxonomy
A subspecies, L. m. bilmaensis Angel, 1936, found in Niger was recognized by Hahn (1980).
References
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