Species

Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus

Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus · described by (PETERS 1878)

Rhinotyphlops lalandei, a close relative of Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus

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

Photo: Marius Burger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus
First described
(PETERS 1878)
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Snakes (Serpentes)
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Rhinotyphlops

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

Where it sits on the tree