Cairo blind snake

Cairo blind snake
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species:
M. cairi
Binomial name
Myriopholis cairi
Synonyms
  • Stenostoma cairi
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Stenostoma fitzingeri
    Jan, 1861
  • Glauconia cairi
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Leptotyphlops cairi
    — Parker, 1932
  • Myriopholis cairi
    — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

The Cairo blind snake (Myriopholis cairi) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

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