Amaral's blind snake
Species of snake
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Amaral's blind snake (Trilepida koppesi), also known commonly as cobra-cega and cobra-de-chumbinho in Brazilian Portuguese,[2] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is native to South America.
| Amaral's blind snake | |
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| Trilepida koppesi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Trilepida |
| Species: | T. koppesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Trilepida koppesi Amaral, 1955 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, koppesi, is in honor of S.J. Koppes, who collected the holotype in 1934.[5]
Description
T. koppesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 34 cm (13 in).[1]
Geographic range
T. koppesi is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Distrito Federal and the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, and Mato Grosso.[2]