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Leptotyphlops nursii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Scientific name
  
Leptotyphlops nursii

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Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Serpentes

Rank
  
Species

Leptotyphlops nursii, or Nurse's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.

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Etymology

The specific name, nursii, is in honor of English entomologist Charles George Nurse.

Geographic range

L. nursii is endemic to the southern Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.

References

Leptotyphlops nursii Wikipedia