Leptotyphlops filiformis

Leptotyphlops filiformis
An illustration of Leptotyphlops filiformis, and the other Socotran reptiles Parachalcides socotranus and Leptotyphlops macrurus. 2 is L. filiformis, 2a and ab views of its head.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: L. filiformis
Binomial name
Leptotyphlops filiformis
(Boulenger, 1899)

Leptotyphlops filiformis, or the Socotra Island blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family.[1][2]

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.


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