Schmidt's blind snake
| Schmidt's blind snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
| Species: | A. schmidti
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrotyphlops schmidti (Laurent, 1956)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Schmidt's blind snake (Afrotyphlops schmidti,[2] formerly Typhlops schmidti[3]) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Central and Southern Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.[4]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Afrotyphlops schmidti schmidti (Laurent, 1956)
- Afrotyphlops schmidti laurenti (Laurent, 1968)
Geographic range
A. schmidti is found in Angola, Zambia, and eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire).[2]
Reproduction
References
- ^ Bowles, P. (2021). "Afrotyphlops schmidti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T22476281A22476287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T22476281A22476287.en. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Afrotyphlops schmidti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2020.
- ^ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series), ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume). (Typhlops schmidti, p. 119).
- ^ 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. (Rhinotyphlops schmidti, p. 236).
Further reading
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Afrotyphlops schmidti, new combination).
- Laurent RF (1956). "Contribution à l'herpétologie de la région des Grandes Lacs de l'Afrique centrale". Annales du Musée royal de Congo belge (Sciences Zoologiques) 48: 1–390. (Typhlops schmidti, new species, p. 71). (in French).
- Wallach V (2003). "Scolecophidia miscellanea ". Hamadryad 27 (2): 222–240. (Rhinotyphlops schmidti, new combination, p. 232).