Calabresi's blind-snake (Afrotyphlops calabresii) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3] It is found in northwestern Somalia, adjacent Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya.[2] The specific name calabresii honours Enrica Calabresi.[4]
| Calabresi's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Afrotyphlops |
| Species: | A. calabresii
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrotyphlops calabresii | |
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References
edit- ^ Spawls, S.; Malonza, P. (2021). "Afrotyphlops calabresii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22473559A22473568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T22473559A22473568.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Afrotyphlops calabresii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Afrotyphlops calabresii (Gans and Laurent, 1965)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Gans, C.; Laurent, R.F. & Pandit, Hemchandra (1965). "Notes on a herpetological collection from the Somali Republic" (PDF). Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. 8th Serie, Sciences Zoologiques. 134. Tervuren, Belgium: 1–93.
We here propose to recognize the northern population as a new subspecies and to name this for Dr. Enrico [sic] Calabresi, author of the earliest modern reviews of the Somali herpetofauna.