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Angolan giant blind snake

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Angolan giant blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. anomalus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops anomalus
(Bocage, 1873)
Synonyms[2]
  • Onychocephalus anomalus Bocage, 1873
  • Typhlops anchietae Bocage, 1886
  • Typhlops anomalus
    Boulenger, 1893
  • Rhinotyphlops anomalus
    – Roux-Estève, 1974
  • Megatyphlops anomalus
    Broadley & Wallach, 2009

The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola.[1][2] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.[3] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.[4]

Geographic range

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It is found in southwestern Angola.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Afrotyphlops anomalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22472487A22472509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22472487A22472509.en. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Afrotyphlops anomalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ Pyron, Robert Alexander; Burbrink, Frank T. & Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93–145. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13...93P. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.
  4. ^ Hedges, Stephen Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie & Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)" (PDF). Caribbean Herpetology. 49: 1–61.

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