Myriopholis blanfordi
Species of snake
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Myriopholis blanfordi, also known commonly as Blanford's worm snake and the Sindh thread snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South Asia and Iran, and possibly further west in the Middle East. There are no recognized subspecies.
| Myriopholis blanfordi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. blanfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis blanfordi (Boulenger, 1890) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Etymology
M. blanfordi is named after English naturalist William Thomas Blanford (1832–1905), member of the Geological Survey of India.[3]
Subspecies
There are no subspecies of M. blanfordi that are recognized as being valid.[1]
Geographic range
M. blanfordi is found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, southern Iran, and possibly the Arabian Peninsula.[1] The type locality given is "Sind" [Punjab, India].[1][2]