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Boulenger's blind snake

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Boulenger's blind snake
An illustration of Myriopholis macrura, and the other Socotran reptiles Parachalcides socotranus and Myriopholis filiformis. 3 is M. filiformis, 3a and 3b views of its head.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species:
M. macrura
Binomial name
Myriopholis macrura
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Glauconia macrura
  • Leptotyphlops macrura
  • Leptotyphlops macrurus

Boulenger's blind snake (Myriopholis macrura) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Leptotyphlops macrurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199745A9124992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199745A9124992.en. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  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).
  3. ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ Myriopholis macrura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.