Blotched blind snake
Blotched blind snake | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
Species: | A. congestus |
Binomial name | |
Afrotyphlops congestus | |
Synonyms | |
|
The blotched blind snake (Afrotyphlops congestus) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[1][2] It is distributed from eastern Nigeria through much of Middle Africa to Uganda.[1][2] It is a fossorial species that occurs in humid forests, and particularly in the east, in gallery forests. It feeds on ants and termites.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Luiselli, L.; Branch, W.R. (2021). "Afrotyphlops congestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13300737A13300746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13300737A13300746.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b Afrotyphlops congestus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.