Bicoloured blind snake

Bicoloured blind snake
Scientific classification
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[2]
  • Rhinotyphlops nigrocandidus Broadley and Wallach, 2000

The bicoloured blind snake (Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Howell, K.; Menegon, M.; Beraduccii, J.; Ngalason, W. (2021). "Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22476252A22476258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22476252A22476258.en. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus (Broadley and Wallach, 2000)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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