Collared blind snake
| Collared blind snake | |
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Habrophallos collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977)
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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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Habrophallos collaris is found in French Guiana and Suriname.[1]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of Habrophallos collaris is forest, at elevations from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]Habrophallos collaris is oviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c Habrophallos collaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ 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
[edit | edit source]- 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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