Rhinotyphlops boylei
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| Rhinotyphlops boylei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops |
| Species: | R. boylei |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotyphlops boylei (FitzSimons, 1932) | |
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Rhinotyphlops boylei, commonly known as Boyle's beaked blind snake,[3] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[4][5] The species is native to southern Africa.[3]
The specific name, boylei, is in honor of "A. M. Boyle, Esq.", who collected the holotype.[2]
Geographic range
Indigenous to southern Africa, R. boylei is found from Damaraland in Namibia to western Botswana.[3]
Description
Dorsally, R. boylei is olive-brown, the scales light-edged. Ventrally, it is pale yellow.
Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8+1⁄2 in).
The scales are arranged in 26-28 rows around the body. There are more than 300 dorsal scales in the vertebral row.[3]