Afrotyphlops tanganicanus

Afrotyphlops tanganicanus, also known as the Liwale blind-snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[1][2] It is endemic to southeastern Tanzania.[1]

Afrotyphlops tanganicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. tanganicanus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops tanganicanus
(Laurent, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops schmidtii tanganicanus Laurent, 1964
  • Typhlops lineolatus tanganicanus
  • Typhlops tanganicanus

References
  1. Afrotyphlops tanganicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2020.
  2. 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).


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