Somali giant blind snake
Species of reptile
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The Somali giant blind-snake or Somali giant blind snake[1][2] (Afrotyphlops brevis), also known as the angle-snouted blind snake,[3] is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2][4][5][6] It is found in South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, northern Kenya and now in Tanzania.[1][2]
| Somali giant blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
| Species: | A. brevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrotyphlops brevis (Scortecci, 1929) | |
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