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Bicoloured blind snake

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Bicoloured blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. nigrocandidus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus
(Broadley and Wallach, 2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhinotyphlops nigrocandidus Broadley and Wallach, 2000

The bicoloured blind snake (Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2] The common name "bicoloured blind skink" has also been coined for it, although it is not a skink. It is endemic to east–central Tanzania.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus (Broadley and Wallach, 2000)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 September 2020.