Fiji snake

Fiji Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ogmodon
Species: O. vitianus
Binomial name
Ogmodon vitianus
W. Peters, 1864

The Fiji Snake (Ogmodon vitianus), also known as the Bolo Snake is a species of snake in the Elapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ogmodon. It is endemic to Fiji, found only on the island of Viti Levu, and is strongly subterranean.[1]

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References

  1. Watling, Dick; Addison Wynn; George R. Zug (2010). "Rediscovery of the Taveuni blind snake". Fauna & Flora International, Oryx 44 (2): 165–170. doi:10.1017/S0030605310000219.


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