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Distribution

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Continent: South-America
Distribution: Brazil (Espirito Santo, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais).
Type locality: Ita [= Baixo Guandu], Espirito Santo, Brazil
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Espírito Santo blind snake

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The Espírito Santo blind snake (Trilepida salgueiroi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, salgueiroi, is in honor of W.S. Salgueiro who collected the holotype.[5]

Geographic range

T. salgueiroi is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. salgueiroi are forest and shrubland.[1]

Description

Dorsally, T. salgueiroi is uniform dark brown. Ventrally, it is light brown, with a reticulate pattern formed by white scale edges.[2]

Reproduction

T. salgueiroi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo , A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira , M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2019). "Trilepida salgueiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T203651A123738395. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203651A123738395.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Trilepida salgueiroi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
  4. ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ 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 salgueiroi, p. 231).
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Espírito Santo blind snake: Brief Summary

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The Espírito Santo blind snake (Trilepida salgueiroi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

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