Roux-Estève's blind snake
| Roux-Estève's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
| Species: | A. rouxestevae
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrotyphlops rouxestevae Trape, 2019
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Roux-Estève's blind snake (Afrotyphlops rouxestevae) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2] It is endemic to Cameroon. The specific name honours Rolande Roux-Estève, who provided the first description of this taxon in 1974 but did not formally describe it as a new species.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Afrotyphlops rouxestevae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b Dipsas pakaraima at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2020.
Categories:
- Afrotyphlops
- Snakes of Africa
- Reptiles of Cameroon
- Endemic fauna of Cameroon
- Reptiles described in 2019
- Taxa named by Jean-François Trape
- Scolecophidia stubs