Species

Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus

Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus · described by (STERNFELD 1910)

Afrotyphlops bibronii, a close relative of Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus

Pictured: Afrotyphlops bibronii, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus
First described
(STERNFELD 1910)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Afrotyphlops

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree