Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Species of snake
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Myriopholis macrorhyncha, also known as the long-nosed worm snake or hook-snouted worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. macrorhyncha |
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| Myriopholis macrorhyncha (Jan, 1860) | |
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Description
This reptile's appearance is similar to M. cairi.
Geographic range
Found in isolated populations across northern Africa and in southwestern Asia. In Africa it occurs in Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Libya, Chad, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. In Asia it has been reported in Aden (Yemen), Turkey, Iran, Israel, Iraq and Pakistan. The type locality given is "Sennaar" (Sudan).[1]
Taxonomy
A subspecies, M. m. bilmaensis Angel, 1936, found in Niger was recognized by Hahn (1980).