Rhinotyphlops crossii

Rhinotyphlops crossii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Subfamily: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: R. crossii
Binomial name
Rhinotyphlops crossii
(Boulenger, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops crossii Boulenger, 1893
  • Rhinotyphlops crossii
    — Roux-Estève, 1974
  • Letheobia crossii
    Broadley & Wallach, 2007[1]

Rhinotyphlops crossii is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] R. crossii is endemic to Africa.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, crossii, is in honor of British explorer William Henry Crosse (1859-1903).[5]

Geographic range

R. crossii is found in Nigeria and Togo.[4]

References

  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington: District of Columbia. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. 1 2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  5. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Rhinotyphlops crossii, p. 62).

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