Rhinotyphlops boylei
Rhinotyphlops boylei, commonly known as Boyle's beaked blind snake,[2] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Southern Africa.[2]
| Rhinotyphlops boylei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops |
| Species: | R. boylei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotyphlops boylei (FitzSimons, 1932) | |
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Geographic range
R. boylei is found from Damaraland in Namibia to western Botswana.[2]
Description
Dorsally, R. boylei is olive-brown, the scales light-edged. Ventrally, it is pale yellow.
Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8 1⁄2 in).
The scales are arranged in 26-28 rows around the body. There are more than 300 dorsal scales in the vertebral row.[2]
Habitat
R. boylei prefers sandveld.[2]
References
- "Rhinotyphlops boylei ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. p. 53.
- McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Wasnington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
Further reading
FitzSimons V (1932). "Preliminary descriptions of new forms of South African Reptilia and Amphibia, from the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, 1930". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 15 (1): 35–40. (Typhlops boylei, new species).