Species

Liotyphlops petersii

Liotyphlops petersii · described by (BOULENGER 1889)

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

The facts

Scientific name: Liotyphlops petersii
First described: (BOULENGER 1889)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops

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

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