Afrotyphlops schlegelii

Afrotyphlops schlegelii
In South Africa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. schlegelii
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
(Bianconi, 1847)
Synonyms
List
  • Typhylops schlegelii
    Bianconi, 1847
  • Onychocephalus schlegelii
    — W. Peters, 1860
  • Typhlops schlegelii
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Rhinotyphlops schlegelii
    — Roux-Estève, 1974
  • Megatyphlops schlegelii
    — Broadley & Wallach, 2009
  • Afrotyphlops schlegelii
    — Hedges et al., 2014

Afrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake or Schlegel's giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest typhlopid. It is harmless to humans and lives exclusively on a diet of termites.

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