Afrotyphlops anomalus
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A. anomalus
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Afrotyphlops anomalus, commonly known as the Angolan giant blind snake or the anomalous beaked snake,[1] is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to Africa.[1] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.[4] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops. [5]
Geographic range
It is found in southeastern Angola.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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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- ↑ http://www.caribbeanherpetology.org/pdfs/ch49.pdf
Further reading
- Bocage, J.V.B. 1873. Reptiles nouveaux de l'intérieur de Mossamedes. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas Physicas e Naturaes. Academia Real das Sciencias de Lisboa, Volume 4, Number XV., pp. 247–253.
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