Collared blind snake
Species of snake
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The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the subfamily Epictinae of the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America.[2]
| Collared blind snake | |
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| Habrophallos collaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Habrophallos Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos, 2020 |
| Species: | H. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Habrophallos collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Taxonomy
Habrophallos collaris was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then in the genus Epictia, until in 2019 a phylogenetic analysis found it couldn't be placed in either genus, and a new genus was created for it. It is monotypic in the genus Habrophallos.[3]
Geographic distribution
Habrophallos collaris is found in French Guiana and Suriname.[1]