Scortecci's blind snake
| Scortecci's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. braccianii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis braccianii (Scortecci, 1929)
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Scortecci’s blind snake (Myriopholis braccianii ), also known commonly as Bracciani's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, braccianii, is in honor of Italian explorer Luigi Bracciani.[2]
Geographic range
M. braccianii is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.[1]
Reproduction
M. braccianii is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Myriopholis braccianii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops braccianii, p. 36).
Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Myriopholis braccianii, new combination).
- Parker HW (1949). "The snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra Islands". Zoologische Verhandelingen 6 (1): 1-115. (Leptotyphlops braccianii, new combination, p. 21).
- Scortecci G (1929). "Rettili dell'Eritrea esistenti nelle Collezioni del Museo Civico di Milano ". Atti della Società di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano 67 (3-4): 290-339. (Glauconia braccianii, new species, p. 294). (in Italian).