| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | IUCN3.1 |
| Taxon | Afrotyphlops anomalus |
| Authority | (Bocage, 1873) |
The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola.[1][2] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.[3] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.[4]
Geographic range
It is found in southwestern Angola.[1]
References
- ^ Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Afrotyphlops anomalus". Vol. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22472487A22472509.en. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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- ^ Pyron, Robert Alexander; Burbrink, Frank T.; & Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93–145. Bibcode:2013BMCEE..13...93P. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680
- ^ Hedges, Stephen Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; & Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology. 49: 1–61.
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.
- Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van (2009). "A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding Letheobia Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species". Zootaxa. 2255: 1–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2255.1.1