Species

Xerotyphlops socotranus

Xerotyphlops socotranus · described by (BOULENGER 1889)

Xerotyphlops syriacus, a close relative of Xerotyphlops socotranus — Pictured: Xerotyphlops syriacus, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.
Photo: Nasser Halaweh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name: Xerotyphlops socotranus
First described: (BOULENGER 1889)
Class: Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group: Snakes (Serpentes)
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Xerotyphlops

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

Where it sits on the tree