Rhinotyphlops wittei

Rhinotyphlops wittei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: R. wittei
Binomial name
Rhinotyphlops wittei
Roux-Estève, 1974
Synonyms

Rhinotyphlops wittei is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to Africa.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, wittei, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Gaston-François de Witte.

References

  1. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. The Reptile Database. www.reptil-database.org.

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