Species

Afrotyphlops punctatus

Afrotyphlops punctatus · described by (LEACH 1819)

Afrotyphlops bibronii, a close relative of Afrotyphlops punctatus

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 punctatus
First described
(LEACH 1819)
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