Collared blind snake

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Collared blind snake
File:Habrophallos collaris.jpg
Habrophallos collaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Habrophallos
Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos, 2020
Species:
H. collaris
Binomial name
Habrophallos collaris
(Hoogmoed, 1977)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptotyphlops collaris
    Hoogmoed, 1977
  • Epictia collaris
    (Hoogmoed, 1977)

The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the subfamily Epictinae of the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America.[2]

Taxonomy

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Habrophallos collaris was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then in the genus Epictia, until in 2019 a phylogenetic analysis found it couldn't be placed in either genus, and a new genus was created for it. It is monotypic in the genus Habrophallos.[3]

Geographic distribution

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Habrophallos collaris is found in French Guiana and Suriname.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of Habrophallos collaris is forest, at elevations from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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Habrophallos collaris is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b c Habrophallos collaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Habrophallos, new genus; Habrophallos collaris, new combination).

Further reading

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  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Epictia collaris, new combination).
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Leptotyphlops collaris, new species).
  • Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). 450 pp. (in French).

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