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Distribution

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: SE Angola
Type locality: œHuilla, lintérieur de Mossamedes, [= Huila, Provincia da Huila, Angola] (15.067°S, 13.550°E, elevation 1695 m).
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Angolan giant blind snake

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The Angolan giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola.[1] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.[2] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.[3]

Geographic range

It is found in southeastern Angola.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Afrotyphlops anomalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.
  3. ^ 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)" (PDF). Caribbean Herpetology. 49: 1–61.
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Angolan giant blind snake: Brief Summary

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The Angolan giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola. Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic. In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.

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