Species

Helminthophis frontalis

Helminthophis frontalis · described by (PETERS 1860)

Liotyphlops albirostris, a close relative of Helminthophis frontalis — Pictured: Liotyphlops albirostris, a close relative from the same family. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Moises Maure, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Helminthophis frontalis
First described: (PETERS 1860)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Helminthophis

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

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